Category Archives: Quilt stories

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

Flower Garden quilt

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Sewfrench

This week’s theme, over at Celebrate Hand Quilting, is flowers. I thought I’d dig out this oldie, but goodie, to share. It’s been awhile since I’ve shared the story behind some of my older quilts. Flower Garden August 2008 Machine … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 completes, Design, fabric, Finishes, hand quilting, Quilt stories, Quilting, Quilts and their History, Quilts with history | Tagged fabric, flower garden quilt, hand quilting, twin | 5 Comments

Listening to an old quilt talk

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Sewfrench

They really do talk if you take the time to listen. And while this quilt is not that it is “that” old, it still speaks volumes. 1989 was not that long ago. 24 years? That’s nothing in the life of … Continue reading →

Posted in fabric, Family, Gifts, hand quilting, Quilt stories, Quilting, Uncategorized | Tagged antique, batting, hand, polyester, quilt, quilting, restoration, tiny stitches, why does a quilt fall apart, why does a quilt get holes in it | 7 Comments

“Out of This World”

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Sewfrench

It’s that time of year, again! Not only is it a most gorgeous fall, but this week starts The Fall edition of the Bloggers’ Quilt Festival. It should be subtitled Bloggers’ Open House because we get to peek inside so … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 completes, A Sttitch in Time, Bloggers' Quilt Festival, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, fabric, festival, Linkys, Quilt stories, Quilting, Sewing, Show it off Friday, TGIFF | Tagged Bloggers Quilt Festival, fabric, hand quilting, quilting, scrap quilt, sewing | 57 Comments

My favorite way to enjoy a golf course.

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Sewfrench

A week or two ago, Peter and I went to a quilt show in Arcadia, a sleepy little town in northern Michigan. It was a fund-raiser for the local historical society and we weren’t quite sure what to expect. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Nature, Quilt stories | Tagged antique quilts, arcadia, arcadia bluffs golf course, double halo around the sun, double rainbow around the sun, mi, public golf courses, quilt show, quilting style, ring around the sun, traditional quilts, travel, what causes a ring around the moon, what causes a ring around the sun | 6 Comments

Swoon-along

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Sewfrench

Phooey. When you say Swoon, in the quilting world, anyway, you’ll be overrun with thoughts of all the beautiful swoon-along quilt blocks that everyone is making. They are everywhere and so pretty with all the modern, well planned color schemes. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2000 completes, Christmas, Family, Quilt stories, Quilting, Quilts and their History, Quilts with history, Sewing | Tagged Christmas, hand quilted, hand quilting, queen size quilt, quilting, scrappy queen, swoon-along | 8 Comments

If this is what all the global warming fuss is all about…

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Sewfrench

…then sign me up. I’m game for some 30° latitude weather. I took advantage of this gorgeous 55° weather to step out and photograph the inventory reduction, diamond quilt I started last week. I got the main part of the … Continue reading →

Posted in fabric, Quilt stories, Quilting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged coat rack, craftsman style, diamond quilt, diamonds are a girls best friend quilt, global warming, jane austin quilt, photgraphy, quilts, WIP, woodworking | 6 Comments

Three quilts ~ Three colorways ~Three Precious little ones

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Sewfrench

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 →

Posted in 2010 completes, fabric, Quilt stories, Quilting, Quilts and their History | Tagged 2010 completes, hand quilting, Kona, quilts, quilts with history, Robert Kaufman, solids | 2 Comments

Heather’s Quilt

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Sewfrench

Quilts and their history ~ An ongoing series. At the time I made this High School graduation quilt for my oldest niece, Heather, I was still pretty new to this whole quilting thing. It was 1994. I *thought* I created … Continue reading →

Posted in 1994 completes, fabric, Photography, Quilt stories, Quilts and their History, Sewing | Tagged Quilts and their History | 3 Comments

Double Wedding Ring

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Sewfrench

Quilts and their history ~ An ongoing series. A project that has been on my to-do list for years and years and years is to document the quilts I have made, all in one place. So this past week I … Continue reading →