Author Archives: Sewfrench

Are there any ugly fabric, quilt challenges out there??

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Sewfrench

It all started with trying to get a little more organized in my studio. I need to get rid of fabric. There are so many shelves, that I never even poke through. I’m thinking this is the year to bang … Continue reading →

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The Noble Art of Leaving Things Undone

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Sewfrench

For the overwhelmed and perfectionists among us, here is a quote to ponder: “Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.” … Continue reading →

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Books I loved, and not so much, in 2011

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Sewfrench

~One thing that I learned this year is that the books I loved most were the books I heavily researched and read the reviews for before I spent good money on them. Generally, I saw them on several favorite book … Continue reading →

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From our home to yours…

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Sewfrench

I love this time of year. I love sitting on the sofa, watching the lights twinkle, listening to Christmas carols as we reminisce about all the different ornaments and Christmases past. Somewhere, around 25 years ago, I chose an ornament … Continue reading →

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Merry Giftmas #2

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Sewfrench

Many years ago my siblings and myself decided to stop buying gifts for each other. Instead, someone had the bright idea (?) that we, being the creative family we are, should create just one, very special gift, per year.  Sister … Continue reading →

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Merry Giftmas!!

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Sewfrench

You always know it’s going to happen. It’s just a matter of when. This is that year. When every thing having to do with Christmas will be different. For starters we will celebrate most of them away from home. Once … Continue reading →

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I sure do like those Christmas cookies, sugar…

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Sewfrench

I have to admit these are not my homemade Christmas cookies. They were fresh-baked at my house. Does that count for something? Anything? Sometimes it just feels easier to create a whole new recipe, as opposed to altering a family … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin Pancakes in all their glory

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Sewfrench

One thing we had not tried, since going gluten-free, was pancakes.  We had the best ever, family recipe, for Silver Dollar Pancakes and I just didn’t want to compete with that.  So since we’ve really been into pumpkin lately and … Continue reading →

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Striving to make the world a better place… one recipe at a time.

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Sewfrench

We’ve been busy around here reworking recipes to better fit our dairy-free, gluten-free way on eating and striving to leave the world a little better than when we started. I don’t think a recipe makeover, yet, has let us down. … Continue reading →

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Beans, beans, the wonderful fruit…..

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Sewfrench

It’s been crazy busy around here preparing for Christmas.  There is still so much to do and so little time. I never did get all my Thanksgiving recipes posted but I thought I’d share this one we really, really liked. … Continue reading →

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