Category Archives: Quilting

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 →

Posted in 2011 completes, Christmas, fabric, Family, Quilts and their History, Quilts with history, Traditions | Tagged creative family, creative person, hand quilted, heitland, quilt, quilt designer, quilting | 17 Comments

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 →

Posted in 2011 completes, Christmas, fabric, Quilting | Tagged Christmas, degree diploma, gorgeous tree, houndstooth quilt, joel dewberry fabric, quilts | 3 Comments

Swoon….

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Sewfrench

Another Wednesday has come and gone and now another Thursday…. If you’ve been playing along, the mystery quilt is 36/36 heavily, hand quilted, up from 32/36 blocks quilted last week. Binding is attached and mostly hand stitched down. It needs the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, fabric, hand quilting, Sewing | Tagged Bubble quilt, Hawthorne threads, jane austen quilt, Lotta Jansdotter, mantle | Leave a comment

WIP #18

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Sewfrench

It would seem I haven’t gotten much done this week, but I have. I did get my tablecloth and napkins finished, just in time for Thanksgiving. Lots I can’t show though… Got the Bubble quilt put together this week. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged Bubble quilt | 11 Comments

WIP # 16 ~ Bubbles

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Sewfrench

Remember this pretty stack of Kona Cotton? Remember this daughter designing a pattern off of Brigitte‘s idea? Then color coding it for me? Well, I finally got caught up on most everything around here and found the time to play … Continue reading →

Posted in fabric, Quilting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged Bubble quilt, jane austen quilt | 11 Comments

Pinterest sucked me in again…

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Sewfrench

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 →

Posted in Crafting, fabric, Pinterest, Quilting, Sewing | Tagged crafting, dresden, emery sand, jane austen quilt, Kaffe Fassett, lollipop applique, pincushion, pinterest, sewing, tomato pincushion, yo-yo | 1 Comment

WIP Wednesday #14

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Sewfrench

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 →

Posted in fabric, Quilting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged Bloggers' quilt festival, hand quilting, Kona, kona solids, Robert Kaufman, WIP | 9 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

Favorite Things about Fall Sundays

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Sewfrench

Bargain basement prices on the last of the season’s produce….. Though our closest farmer’s markets are now history, for this season, we do have a farm market, just a few miles down the road stuffed with all the fall favorites! … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Eating, Family, hand quilting, Quilting | Tagged football, hand quilting, lazy, quilting, sundays, wall hanging | 5 Comments

Bloggers’ Quilt Festival Fall 2011

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Sewfrench

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!! It’s that time again! The time of year when we can cuddle under quilts while we check out hundreds and hundreds of talented quilters and what they have to show off! This is the most … Continue reading →