Category Archives: Bloggers’ Quilt Festival

I thank you for supporting my addictive habit. ♡

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Sewfrench

The votes are in!! Every time the Bloggers’ Quilt Festival rolls around, I say I am not entering, then somehow I get sucked in to the fun and excitement of it all. If we don’t enter what can we expect … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers' Quilt Festival, Celebrate, fabric, Quilting | Tagged Bloggers Quilt Festival, hand quilting, Pink Chalk Fabrics, spring 2014, thank you, viewer's choice, votes | 4 Comments

How Do You Fix a Broken Heart?

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Sewfrench

If I knew I would. My heart is heavy this week as my friend, Michelle, both mourns and, celebrates, the short life of her HS senior, Johnny. He was killed in a motorcycle accident, on Monday, just a week before … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers' Quilt Festival, fabric, Fabric Tuesday, I Quilt Thursday, Quilting, WIP | Tagged BQF, designing, Give Forward, heart quilt, low volume, neutral, quilting, red, sewing | 7 Comments

It’s Time to Vote!

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Sewfrench

I woke up to a text message saying my blog had an usual amount of traffic. Uh-oh! What is going on, I thought. Went to check my stats to see where everyone was coming from and realized the top 25 quilts, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 completes, Bloggers' Quilt Festival, Celebrate, Crafting, Decorating, Design, fabric, hand quilting, Sewing | Tagged 12 Trees, batik, blowin' in the Wind, Blowing in the Wind, BQF, hand quilted, hand quilting, hobbs heirloom wool, Oakshott, robert kauffman, shot cotton, stippling, viewer's choice | 11 Comments

And they all played games…

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Sewfrench

… at the ladybugs’ picnic! Remember that song? Flashback to when my kids were young and never missed Sesame Street. Those were the good old days when it was still okay to let your children be entertained by the television! The Ladybug … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers' Quilt Festival, Design, fabric, Family, Quilting, Sewing, Show it off Fridays, TGIFF | Tagged baby, bloomers, crossover top, ladybug fabric, ladybugs' picnic, Ric-Rac, Sesame Street, sewing, The Ladybugs' Picnic, youtube | 3 Comments

The Answer My Friend is…

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Sewfrench

(I have edited this post to add, easy access, voting links.) To vote on the top 25, Viewer’s Choice, click here. To vote for your favorite hand-quilted, click here. To see and vote on all the other categories, click here. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 completes, Bloggers' Quilt Festival, Crafting, Design, fabric, Finishes, Photography, Quilt stories, Quilting, Sewing, Uncategorized | Tagged 12 Trees, Aurifil 28wt, batiks, BGF, blowin' in the Wind, Blowing in the Wind, charity quilt, free form, hand quilting, hobbs heirloom wool, Oakshott, robert kauffman, shot cotton, stippling | 103 Comments

I Can’t Wait!

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Sewfrench

It’s almost time for the semi-annual Blogger’s Quilt Festival!! Though I haven’t been very prolific, this year, I do have a finish I haven’t shared. Originally the hand-quilting category was eliminated, but the masses spoke and it was revived. I predict … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers' Quilt Festival, Design, fabric, Fabric Tuesday, Let's Bee Social, Linkys, Quilting, WIP | Tagged BQF, Kona, Maple Leaf Quilt | 7 Comments

Thank you. Thank you very much!

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Sewfrench

I don’t know what to say… But I am feeling the love this morning. Every time the Bloggers’ Quilt Festival rolls around I tell myself I won’t enter again. I put too much stress on myself and I don’t like … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 completes, Bloggers' Quilt Festival, Celebrate, Design, fabric, festival, machine quilting, Quilting, Sewing | Tagged art quilt, Beyond the Reef, Bloggers Quilt Festival, design, inspiration, Interquilten, landscape quilt, Marcia Derse, quilt, quilting, sewfrench, sewing, Take a hike, thank you, winner | 16 Comments

Rain, rain it’s okay to stay….

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Sewfrench

I have so much to do today…. I have more to do than I can bother taking the time to make a list to get done…. Drizzly rainy days will guarantee I stay in and get “something” done…. Machine quilting … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers' Quilt Festival, Christmas, fabric, Quilting, Reading, Sewing, swap, WIP | Tagged book, charm quilt, granny square quilt, Malka Dubrawsky, sewfrench, The Story of Edward Sawtelle, WIP | 13 Comments

“Take a Hike” quilt

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Sewfrench

A couple of summer ago, after seeing some of Ann Lovelace’s art quilts, at art fairs, I became fascinated with her style of Landscape quilts. How realistic these fabric scraps could represent a place so familiar is mind-blowing. So way … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 completes, A Sttitch in Time, Bloggers' Quilt Festival, Cottage, Crafting, Crazy Mom Friday Finishes, Fabric Tuesday, Finishes, Landscape, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing, TGIFF | Tagged Ann Lovelace, art quilt, art quilts, batik, benzie, birch, FMQ, forest, interlochen, Interquilten, landscape, Landscape quilts, machine quilting, mi, Michigan, photography, quilted, trees, wall hanging | 64 Comments

What’s your latest favorite quilt?

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Sewfrench

This is again the fabulous time of year, I get so excited, I can hardly stand it. Tied to the computer, inspired and uplifted with so many beauties to start the ideas swirling faster than my brain can handle. It … Continue reading →