Category Archives: video

Pig & Puppy: Personalized Quilts for Our Granddaughters

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Sewfrench

One of the bittersweet milestones of grandparenting is realizing that little ones eventually outgrow the baby quilts that once seemed so enormous. When our youngest granddaughters reached that stage, I knew it was time to create something new—quilts they could … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, hand quilting, Quilt stories, Quilting, Sewing, Uncategorized, video | Tagged baby quilts, grandchildren, hand quilting, quilting, sewing | Leave a comment

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 →