Category Archives: Quilting

4 hours to a smarter packed traveler

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Sewfrench

Per the norm… it all started with a trip to my local fabric store…. They have a second building with tons of home decor fabrics at discount prices. Rolls upon rolls of upholstery fabrics that are just a delight to … Continue reading →

Posted in A Sttitch in Time, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Crafting, Crazy Mom Friday Finishes, fabric, Finishes, Linkys, TGIFF, Travel | Tagged amy butler, bag, Bernina 1080, Janome 6600P, review, travel, weekender | 31 Comments

Lots of Hugs II

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Sewfrench

I was glad to finally get this one finished. I didn’t want to have to mail it along with the previous quilt that goes with it. I don’t know about you but I despise shipping quilts. I hear too many horror … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 completes, A Sttitch in Time, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Charity Quilt, Crazy Mom Friday Finishes, fabric, hand quilting, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing, TGIFF | Tagged A Mother's Hope, baby, charily, Cross Terrain, II, Lots of Hugs, margaret's hope chest, quilt, quilting, scrap, scrap quilt | 11 Comments

Quilting is paused…

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Sewfrench

as I play with my very first Liberty of London, tana lawn, yardage! This one is called Multi Flowers 0025a, over at Purl Soho, where I picked it out. They have a beautiful selection and they are also one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Crafting, fabric, Fabric Tuesday, Reading, Sewing, Tutorial, Watcha reading, WIP | Tagged "Buddha in the Attic", "Julie Otsuka", books, clothing, coaster, liberty of london tana lawn, reading, sewing, tutorial, valentine, when the emperor was divine | 8 Comments

Twinkle quilt ~ Revealed

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Sewfrench

And it is finished! Twinkle an original by Sewfrench for Braden approximately 34″ x 38″ 2013 Machine pieced Hand Quilted I especially love that I still had some of the fabric I used in my grandson’s, newborn quilt, in 2002, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 completes, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Finish it Up Fridays, hand quilting, Linkys, Quilting, Show it off Fridays, TGIFF | Tagged baby, hand, night, quilt, quilting, star, Starry, Starry Night quilt, Twinkle, wonky stars quilt | 6 Comments

The Dog Days of Winter

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Sewfrench

I’m still reading Barefoot Sisters Southbound by Lucy and Susan Letcher on my Kindle. It’s not that it is a bad book…. It is a longer book, coming in at 480 pages. I’m still only about half way through it. For some … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Fabric Tuesday, Linkys, Quilting, Reading, Review, Watcha reading, WIP | Tagged best fiction books, books, embroidery, literature, reading, The Barefoot Sisters Southbound, The Marriage Plot, WIP | 1 Comment

Just zip it!

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Sewfrench

And it is! Following Debbie’s tutorial, then altering it on several points, the triple-zip I pulled fabrics for, last week, is ready to be put to use. I love it! I made my zipper tabs wider so I could get really nice square corners. … Continue reading →

Posted in fabric, Finish it Up Fridays, organizing, Sewing, Show it off Fridays, TGIFF | Tagged bag, directional, fabric, pouch, sewing, tab, triple. zipper, triplezipalong, zipper tabs | 27 Comments

A midweek update.

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Sewfrench

I finished another book, this week, Still Alice by Lisa Genova. This is a very mixed review for me. It is a novel, written by a Harvard professor. A neuroscientist told in the voice of a newly diagnosed, early onset Alzheimer’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Charity Quilt, fabric, Fabric Tuesday, hand quilting, Linkys, Quilting, Reading, Sewing, Watcha reading, WIP | Tagged barefoot sisters southbound, book, Fabric Tuesday, margaret's hope chest, mental-health, nature, Oakshott, still alice, whatcha reading, WIP | 13 Comments

And the Award goes to….

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Sewfrench

I traipse out through the snow, to the mailbox, and what do I find? A package from my older sister. Mailed halfway across the country. She does this all the time. The only way I read the hometown, weekly newspaper … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Fitness, Quilting | Tagged Hoe Downs, quilt, sister, smarties, string, sweet strings quilt, T-Tapp | 6 Comments

When snow falls, nature listens.

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Sewfrench

Have you seen the Triple Zipalong put on over at A Quilter’s Table? Well, it’s actually over at Flickr. I’ve been wanting to make out of these Triple Zip Pouches, using Debbie’s tutorial for a while now. Not sure what … Continue reading →

Posted in fabric, Fabric Tuesday, Linkys, Nature, organizing, Photography, Sewing, Snow, View out my window, WIP | Tagged anthology woodlands, bag, nature, ouch, snow, triple, zip-along, zipit, zipper | 6 Comments

Friday finishes

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Sewfrench

A couple of weeks ago, I showed you this panel of fabric I had completed using 2 1/2″ candy charms I received in some swaps. What I didn’t show was what I did with it. I added the zipper in a … Continue reading →