Tag Archives: hand quilted

Setting Sun quilt

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Sewfrench

Not a great day for taking pictures. As hard as I tried, I couldn’t get the vibrancy, of my Setting Sun quilt, to shine. We, in Michigan, are in the gray days of winter. A flip-flop of a real sunset because … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Completes, Design, fabric, Quilting | Tagged baby quilt, hand quilted, peppered cotton, quilt, setting sun, sunset | 8 Comments

New Leaves

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Sewfrench

As for the Bloggers’ Quilt Festival, you vote by going here and then click in the upper right hand corner, of your favorite quilt picture. A red heart will appear when you have voted. Thanks if mine was a favorite!! If not, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 completes, Design, fabric, Gifts, hand quilting, Quilting, Quotes | Tagged Amit Ray, baptist fan, Bloggers Quilt Festival Spring 2015, BQF, falling leaf, hand quilted, hand quilting, how to make a maple leaf quilt, kona cotton, Maple leaf, Marking a baptist fan, quote, solids, vintage quilt | 16 Comments

Everyone Deserves a Quilt

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Sewfrench

This is the first quilt I have ever made for my husband’s brother, my brother-in-law. I’ve been in the family for almost 28 years and I’m not sure why it took me so long! I didn’t know it, but apparently this is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 completes, Christmas, Design, fabric, Gifts, Nature, Quilting, Sewing | Tagged birch quilt, Cory Pepper, Freestyle Birch Trees, hand quilted, handmade quilt, low volume, peppered cottons, robert kauffman, sewfrench, veronica voile | 23 Comments

“Always in My Heart”

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Sewfrench

For my T-Tapp trainer and dear friend, Michelle. Aptly titled because this is where we carry those who leave this place before what we think of as their time. Quilted with hugs, and filled with love, because sometimes that is the best … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 completes, fabric, Finishes, Gifts, hand quilting, Quilting, Sewing | Tagged "Always in My Heart", applique, charm squares, dear friend, hand quilted, hand quilting, heart, HST, kona purple, low volume, quilt, red, scrap | 7 Comments

It’s Time to Vote!

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Sewfrench

I woke up to a text message saying my blog had an usual amount of traffic. Uh-oh! What is going on, I thought. Went to check my stats to see where everyone was coming from and realized the top 25 quilts, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 completes, Bloggers' Quilt Festival, Celebrate, Crafting, Decorating, Design, fabric, hand quilting, Sewing | Tagged 12 Trees, batik, blowin' in the Wind, Blowing in the Wind, BQF, hand quilted, hand quilting, hobbs heirloom wool, Oakshott, robert kauffman, shot cotton, stippling, viewer's choice | 11 Comments

Seeing the Forest through the trees.

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Sewfrench

Can you feel the breeze blowing through the trees? This is the second, hand-quilted, tree quilt where I used the idea of creating the feel of the breeze blowing through the trees. Freehand quilting is definitely not as easy as … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 completes, A Sttitch in Time, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Crazy Mom Friday Finishes, Design, fabric, Fabric Tuesday, Family, Finish it Up Fridays, Finishes, Gifts, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing, Show it off Friday, TGIFF | Tagged baby quilt, bright birch trees, crazy mom quilts, Fox Trails, gift, hand quilted, kona cotton, modern, riley blake, scrap, scrappy, what does the fox say | 26 Comments

What’s your latest favorite quilt?

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Sewfrench

This is again the fabulous time of year, I get so excited, I can hardly stand it. Tied to the computer, inspired and uplifted with so many beauties to start the ideas swirling faster than my brain can handle. It … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 completes, Bloggers' Quilt Festival, Design, fabric, Family, Finishes, hand quilting, Liberty of London charm swap, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing, Tutorial | Tagged baby, baby quilt, Bloggers Quilt Festival, charm, charm quilt, diy, fabric, girl, hand quilted, lawn, Liberty of London, michael miller cotton couture, pink, Quilt Festival Week, Quilter’s Dream, quilting, tana, tutorial, vote | 15 Comments

Head Over Heels in Love quilt tutorial

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Sewfrench

When I recently showed off my Head Over Heels quilt you asked for a tutorial and I finally got around to writing something up. This is not so much a tutorial as a how I did it. If you missed … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 completes, fabric, Family, hand quilting, Liberty of London charm swap, Quilting, Sewing, Tutorial | Tagged baby, charm quilt, diy, fabric, girl, hand quilted, how to, Liberty of London, pattern, pink, quilt, tutorial | 16 Comments

Thousand Pyramids quilt

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Sewfrench

Remember this quilt? And how my grown son, Paul, wanted me to “fix” his childhood/young adult/adult current favorite quilt? Most of you were cheering me on, anxious to see what I did with it. Well, it is on the back … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 completes, fabric, Family, Gifts, hand quilting, Quilting, Uncategorized | Tagged "Thousand Pyramids", 60 degree, equilateral, hand quilted, hand quilting, Kona, men, solid, triangle | 28 Comments

Welcome to this world, baby Lilie!!

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Sewfrench

This quilt is for you! From the beginning I knew it was for you, great-niece. I thought of you with every stitch that went in to holding it together. How we are all linked as family even though we are … Continue reading →