Category Archives: Sewing

Jewelry Pouch Tutorial

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Sewfrench

You spoke, I listened. Plus I really, really wanted to make one of these for myself! And as long as I was making…. So, as mentioned in the previous post I wanted to make one just a bit larger but … Continue reading →

Posted in A Sttitch in Time, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Crafting, fabric, Sewing, Show it off Friday, TGIFF, Tutorial | Tagged cardboard compass, crafting, diy, drawstring, gifts, how to, jewelry pouch, sewing, template, tutorial | 32 Comments

Happy Thoughts make Happy Quilts

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Sewfrench

A fire to take the chill off and quilting to keep the anxiety down. Watching the Tigers vs the Yankees, Game 3. No debate frustration will live in this quilt! Go Tigers!!!

Posted in Cottage, fabric, Fabric Tuesday, hand quilting, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged baseball, baseball playoffs, Detroit Tigers, hand quilting, sewing | 3 Comments

How to carry your bling in style

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Sewfrench

For those who asked, I just posted the tutorial. Finally!! I needed a little gift for a friend’s birthday and I did not want it to be anything big, just a little something. And since I generally only see her … Continue reading →

Posted in A Sttitch in Time, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Crafting, Design, fabric, Gifts, organizing, Sewing, Show it off Friday, TGIFF, Tutorial | Tagged crafting, design, drawstring, fabric, Family, friends, jewelry storage, Lotta Jansdotter, pouch, sewing, travel | 18 Comments

Zippity Doo Dah

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Sewfrench

Don’t you hate how much zippers cost? What I hate even more is not being able to find interesting ones. You know when you buy clothing the zippers can be so interesting and heavy. Cool pull tabs, heavier metal, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged bargain, clothing, crafting, diy, Salvation Army, sewing, shopping, thrifty, upcycling, WIP, zippers | 12 Comments

A no/slow progress week

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Sewfrench

We all have them. Don’t we? You do, don’t you??? Surely it’s not just me, but sometimes it seems like it, LOL! Thank you everyone who entered my first giveaway and gave me so many great movie suggestions! I picked … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Canning, Cooking, Giveaway, hand quilting, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing, WIP, WIP | Tagged agony and the ecstasy, blogging, books, Bubble quilt, canning, coat of many colors, elm creek quilts, Honeycomb quilt, movies, Out of this World quilt, quilting, reading, salsa, sewing, unnamed wall hanging, untitled wall hanging | 8 Comments

Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors Quilt

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Sewfrench

Quilts and their history ~ An ongoing series. A friend recently asked me about this quilt and I realized I’ve not written about an older quilt in quite some time. I need to get back to it. I made this … Continue reading →

Posted in 1995 completes, Design, fabric, Fabric Tuesday, Family, Giveaway, Linkys, Quilting, Quilts and their History, Quilts with history, Sewing | Tagged design, hand quilting, quilting, scrap quilt, scrap quilt challenge, sewing | 8 Comments

Can You Hear Me Now???

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Sewfrench

Seems like every week is busier than the last but with several hours, here and there, my Honeycomb quilt is quilted!!! And the binding is on! Hoping it will be hand stitched down during my next movie watching session. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Canning, Cooking, Dairy free, fabric, Gluten Free, Linkys, machine quilting, Quilting, Recipes, Sewing, Show it off Friday | Tagged headphones, Honeycomb quilt, jam, music, quilting, sewing | 14 Comments

Many hands make light work

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Sewfrench

They call this a work party. We hung out in the beautifully stocked quilt store Queen Bee Quilts, all day long. We got to visit with Crazy Mom Quilts‘ Amanda Jean Nyberg who spoke about writing the book Sunday Morning Quilts, which … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 completes, Books, Charity Quilt, Fabric Tuesday, Linkys, machine quilting, Quilting, Sewing | Tagged charity, crazy mom quilts, diy, fabric scraps, margaret's hope chest, quilting, sewing, sunday morning quilts, Wrapped in Hope | 4 Comments

TGIF!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Sewfrench

Well, it may not seem like much, but in the middle of so many other things going on I finally finished the hand quilting on my untitled wall hanging! This project has been in the works for so long I … Continue reading →

Posted in Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing, Show it off Friday, TGIFF, Uncategorized | Tagged aqs quilt show, hand quilting, margaret's hope chest, Out of this World quilt, quilting, sewing, TGIF, unnamed, untitled wall hanging | 12 Comments

Need more thread.

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Sewfrench

I tried to duplicate Malka Dubrawsky’s zig zag quilting on my Honeycomb quilt. Without much luck. I just couldn’t get the hang of the smooth zig zagging, without pointy curves…. Anyone else tried this stitch? Can you share how you … Continue reading →