Author Archives: Sewfrench

Cabbage and Sausage Soup

I don’t know about you and yours, but this has been a fall for soups around our house. Soups are often gluten-free which makes it something we can all share. Such an easy way to have a hot filling meal, … Continue reading →

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Pinterest sucked me in again…

When I spotted this pincushion on Pinterest, I knew I had to make one. The popular name for this quilt pattern, Dresden Plate, reflects the romance of the Victorian Era with it’s love of elaborate decoration on household items and … Continue reading →

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Potato Leek Soup

This soup was so good, the three of us ate it up.  Well, almost…. There is one bowl left for us to fight over tomorrow. On a cold, snowy, wind blowing 50 mph kind of night this soup couldn’t be … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday #15

I am so excited about my new fall tablecloth and napkins and how well they match our Benjamin Maier dishes.  It’s a Christopher Lowell Glimmer Stripe Outdoor, with saffron, that I picked up at JoAnn’s.  Along with Kona cotton in Gold, for … Continue reading →

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Who needs gluten when you have a piecrust like this?!

Yes, we are practicing making pumpkin pie. And practicing eating it.  We can always use more practice around here.  Getting all geared up for our first gluten-free, dairy free (we do use butter, don’t mean to mislead you) Thanksgiving, so … Continue reading →

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Perfect Fall Soup ~ Perfected

High in nutrition and low in calories, this soup is sunshine in a bowl.  It will hit the spot on chilly, fall days. The taste of oranges with ginger and undertones of onion and garlic? Oh no, people, this is … Continue reading →

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Curried Chicken Salad

Youngest Daughter recently returned from a business trip bragging up the curried chicken salad she had had and insisted I read her mind and give it a whirl. She knows what a sucker I am for curry.  Anything.  Curry. We’ve … Continue reading →

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Pinterest Addiction

Do you Pin?  Are you Pinterest~ing?  Are you a Pinterest~ista? I was invited, by the team, back in the beginning, before I even knew what I was getting into.  I quickly realized I didn’t have the time to get involved … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday #14

This has been an interesting week.  Our wireless internet has been down *all* week.  We have two hard-wired locations in our house.  One being at my husband’s desk and the other at my, work from home, daughter’s desk. This leaves … Continue reading →

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Three quilts ~ Three colorways ~Three Precious little ones

Quilts and their history ~ An ongoing series. Too many babies, too little time! I hate to admit that sometimes I make the same quilt for multiple people.  It’s always different in some way.  Whether it’s using the same fabrics … Continue reading →

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