Author Archives: Sewfrench

Color Blocked

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Sewfrench

WOW! I have been overwhelmed with sweet comments on my entry in the Bloggers’ Quilt Festival. Thank you all so very much. It is so special to have other quilters recognize your work. Family always does, that’s what they do. … Continue reading →

Posted in fabric, festival, Quilting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged color blocked, fabric designer, hand quilting, kona cotton, machine quilting, quilting, sewing | 20 Comments

Happy hour: Rhubarbarita

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Sewfrench

Does anything shout spring louder than rhubarb? You know, that perennial vegetable, that we think of as a fruit to use in pies, cakes, jellies and jams? It is such an easy crop to grow. Plop it down in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cocktails, Recipes | Tagged cocktail, italian soda, libations, rhubarb, rhubarbarita | Leave a comment

Bloggers’ Quilt Festival Spring 2012

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Sewfrench

It all started with a past year’s Quilt Festival. You look at hundreds and hundreds of quilts, finding so many ‘new to you’ blogs to follow. Some you find an attachment to and add to your Google Reader. It’s so … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 completes, Bloggers' Quilt Festival, Quilting | Tagged bubbles, festival, hand quilting, kona cotton, most popular post, quilting, robert kauffman, wall hanging | 144 Comments

Spring cleanup all around

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Sewfrench

We’ve had such a beautiful run of spring days that I’m not getting much quilting/sewing done, because, as usual, yard work is so much fun in the spring. Hard, but fun. Considering there was a freeze last night, today has … Continue reading →

Posted in Cottage, Gardening, Landscape, WIP | Tagged container gardening, flower planters, landscape, nature, planting, whiskey barrel planters, whisky barrel | 3 Comments

Best GF Brownies I’ve ever made!

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Sewfrench

No lie. Did you know May was Celiac Awareness month? Well, it is. 1 in 133 Americans have the very dangerous form of gluten allergy called Celiac. 1 in 20 have some form of gluten sensitivity. Lots of information available … Continue reading →

Posted in Dairy free, Gluten Free, Recipes | Tagged brownies, celiac, dairy free, dark chocolate, gluten free, recipes | 3 Comments

I’m backkkk….

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Sewfrench

Wondered if I was returning, did you? We spent part of the winter, less connected to technology, while playing snowbirds. Only to return to near snowy conditions, in April, after missing out on the near 90° temperatures Michigan experienced during … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting | Tagged Bubble quilt, continuous bias binding, hand quilting, snowbird | 3 Comments

It’s that time of year..

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Sewfrench

…when the hand quilting stack gets so high that I need a distraction to make a dent in it all… From the bottom up~ Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend~ Yes, she has been patiently waiting since before Christmas, now … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting | Tagged concentric circles, hand quilting, inventory reduction, kona cotton solids, road trip, scrap quilts | 3 Comments

Do we really need multi vitamins?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Sewfrench

If we are eating well, we shouldn’t. And if we are trying, really hard, to get in all our RDA of nutrition and aren’t doing it with simple, close to nature versions, of those nutrients, we can easily run the … Continue reading →

Posted in Eating, Health, Wellness | Tagged dr joel fuhrman, food, health, nutrient density, nutrition | 1 Comment

10 things I wish I had known before my first cruise

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Sewfrench

…even though we have always said we’d never take a cruise, it’s just not our traveling style…. Never say never…. So when the sister trip dates started overlapping into our joint anniversary dates and a favorite author was putting on … Continue reading →