Category Archives: Show it off Fridays

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

Just about ready.

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Sewfrench

For a new grand baby that is! And I for one, can not wait!! For those not following along I’ve previously rambled about the fabric selection, bumpers duvet cover… here, here and here. The new baby girl’s nursery is now … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 completes, A Sttitch in Time, Celebrate, Crazy Mom Friday Finishes, Decorating, Design, fabric, Fabric Tuesday, Finish it Up Fridays, Finishes, Linkys, machine quilting, Quilting, Sewing, Show it off Fridays, TGIFF | Tagged baby, circle, crib bumpers, decorating, diy, duvet, girl, gray, improv, nursery, purple, quilt, quilting, sewing | 28 Comments

Bloggers’ Quilt Festival Spring 2013 ~ Handquilted

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Sewfrench

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson “Leave a Trail” December 2012 100″ x 100″ Machine pieced Hand quilted by myself Welcome to another Bloggers’ … Continue reading →

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Rubber baby buggy bumpers

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Sewfrench

Say that quickly three times, LOL! Okay, that’s not exactly what these are, but when tagging the pictures, baby bumpers, that childhood ear worm is now stuck in my head. Yours, too??? I should have called them crib bumpers and … Continue reading →

Posted in fabric, Finishes, Sewing, Show it off Fridays | Tagged baby, crib bumpers, diy, dust ruffle, girl, nursery, premier prints, rubber baby buggy bumpers, sewing | 16 Comments

Show Me My Options

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Sewfrench

The real finish of the week was making decisions. I’m exciting to be doing the nursery for our next little granddaughter, due August 24! Her mother found a picture of the fabric she wanted, I then did the research and … Continue reading →

Posted in Decorating, Design, fabric, Finishes, Sewing, Show it off Fridays | Tagged diy, fabric, nursery, sewing, show me | 17 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 →

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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

Lots of Hugs

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Sewfrench

Another one bites the dust, yeah, I said that already. This was March 7, 2012. Quite the pile of quilts to be quilted. You recognize them all by now, right? From the bottom up, Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 completes, A Sttitch in Time, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, hand quilting, Linkys, machine quilting, Quilting, Sew and Tell Friday, Sewing, Show it off Friday, Show it off Fridays, TGIFF | Tagged baby quilt, bubbles, Cross Terrain, diamonds are a girls best friend, hand quilting, hugs and kisses, inventory reduction, Lots of Hugs, moda, quilting, scrap buster, scrap quilt, sewing, wall hanging, XO | 32 Comments

Sunlight in the Gray Forest

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Sewfrench

…is finished! Pearl set forth, at a great pace, and, as Hester smiled to perceive, did actually catch the sunshine, and stood laughing in the midst of it, all brightened by its splendor, and scintillating with the vivacity excited by … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 completes, A Sttitch in Time, machine quilting, Quilting, Sew and Tell Friday, Sewing, Show it off Friday, Show it off Fridays, TGIFF | Tagged 2012 completes, a stitch in time, aurfil, bamboo batting, design, kona cotton solids, machine quilting, name that quilt, quilting, sew and tell friday, Show Off Friday, texture, TGIFF, the scarlet letter | 28 Comments

A bag for bags

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Sewfrench

I’ve been intrigued by this tutorial, over at In Color Order, that Jeni put together, for quite some time. Maybe it is her fabric choices, I don’t know, but it’s been bookmarked, waiting for me to *need* a new bag! … Continue reading →