Category Archives: video

Recreating the Iconic American Beauty Quilt

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Sewfrench

Many years ago while visiting the Michigan State Quilt Museum, in Lansing Michigan, I came across a quilt from 1876. I will never forget it. The boldness of the red and green stopped me in my tracks. Many more years … Continue reading →

Posted in Gifts, hand quilting, Quilting, Sewing, Uncategorized, video | Tagged "paper piecing", American Beauty Quilt, baby quilt, crafts, hand quilting, New York Beauty quilt, quilt, quilting, quilts, sewing | Leave a comment

Nursery Door Silencer…

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Sewfrench

Latch Cover…. what ever you want to call it, it is what grand baby needs. This is how I did it. I also used 2 layers of quilt batting to pad it just a bit. And seeing how we have … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafting, Finishes, Sewing, video | Tagged diy, door silencer, measurements, Nursery door latch cover, tutorial, video | 6 Comments

It’s a wrap; or unwrapped, depends on how you look at it…

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Sewfrench

You remember when I first bought all this Marcia Derse fabric, at the Grand Rapids AQS quilt show? I recently finished putting it together as a quilt. And finally gifted it, to our first-born daughter, Krystal, and her husband, Dustin. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 completes, A Sttitch in Time, Charity Quilt, Crazy Mom Friday Finishes, Design, fabric, Family, Finish it Up Fridays, Gifts, Linkys, machine quilting, Quilting, Sewing, Show it off Friday, TGIFF, video | Tagged Amelia, Blue Underground, gift, Grand Rapids AQS quilt show, Marcia Derse, quilt, Thick and Thin | 22 Comments

A Baker’s dozen from Julia Child

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Sewfrench

“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude.” “The best way to execute French cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken. Bon … Continue reading →

Posted in Birthday, Celebrate, Cocktails, Cooking, Quotes, Recipes, video | Tagged baker's dozen, birthday, celebrate, cocktail, collins, cooking, cucumber, gin, inspiration, Julia Child quotes, youtube | 6 Comments

How about an ear-worm to carry you through the day???

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Sewfrench

Every time I type Honeycomb, this is what gets stuck in my ear. How about you??? Busy living life = not enough time, in the day, to blog… Ya know??? I should have warned you it would be like this, … Continue reading →