Tag Archives: hand quilting

Welcome to the World Sweet Grand Babies!

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Sewfrench

Our lives will never be the same! We welcomed two sweet new grand babies into the world this month, #5 and #6! Identical girls and they each came in at just over 5 pounds and are healthy and strong! They … Continue reading →

How to Mark a Baptist Fan

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Sewfrench

With a little help from my friends, I settled in on the Baptist Fan quilting design for my Garden Party quilt, I shared last week. I do mark the entire quilt top before I start quilting and ideally I mark it before I … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, fabric, hand quilting, Quilting, Tutorial | Tagged 60 degree, baptist fan, diamond quilt, Dream Wool batting, hand quilting, how to mark a baptist fan, Kaffe Fassett, Marking a baptist fan | 5 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

I Am Beginning to See the Light…

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Sewfrench

Cleaning up, a quilt before it is completely finished, is probably my less favorite part. After the quilting is finished, and the binding is on but before it heads to the washer, I probably spend 20 minutes inspecting and carefully trimming … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Fabric Tuesday, hand quilting, Quilting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged constellation quilt, dye bleeding, embroidery, hand quilting, quilting, star quilt, stars | 10 Comments

Kansas Twister Quilt

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Sewfrench

This quilt has been around a while, too, but is finally finished. It was last spotted here, back in January. Under a year isn’t bad, for me, with so many ideas swirling in my head. I suspect this pattern has been … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 completes, Design, fabric, Finishes, Quilting, Tutorial | Tagged 60 degree triangle, aurifil thread, hand quilting, hexagon, kansas twister, pattern, pinwheel, quilt, quilt back, quilting, scrap, Texas Trellis, traditional quilt, triangles, tutorial, vintage quilt, whirligig, Whirling Triangles in a Hexagon | 8 Comments

Have you ever used voile for a quilt back?

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Sewfrench

Yah…. I do think I must have ADHD, or another Attention Deficit Disorder, type issue. Another quilt I am working on was in my lap, today, during this blizzard-like weather we are experiencing and seems like we will continue to “enjoy” … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, fabric, Sewing | Tagged Attention Deficit Disorder, Aurifil 28, hand quilting, hand quilting thread, hand quilting voile, how to thread a quilting needle, lap quilt, quilt backing, robert kauffman, Robert Kaufman Veronica Voile, snowday, tangled quilting thread, using voile for quilt backing, voile, Which end to thread your needle | 9 Comments

Echo Quilting

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Sewfrench

Another quilt that has been in progress for a long time is in my lap today. I finally decided on how to quilt it. Spiral quilting it will be. And yes, you can see, I had a change of plan … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafting, Design, fabric, hand quilting, Quilting | Tagged big stitch, chalk pencil, drawing templates, echo quilting, echo quilting tutorial, hand quilting, how to draw, how to mark echo quilting, how to spiral quilt, quilting pencil | 4 Comments

Picking up my Maple Leaves

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Sewfrench

Still plugging along on my Maple Leaf quilt. It is hard to believe I started this in May! But I did. I made the top, from Kona cotton in my stash then got side-tracked. One of the reasons I put … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, fabric, Linkys, Quilting, WIP | Tagged baptist fan, hand quilting, kona cotton, Maple leaf, Maple Leaf Quilt, Marking a baptist fan, pattern, quilt, solids, template | 10 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

I thank you for supporting my addictive habit. ♡

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Sewfrench

The votes are in!! Every time the Bloggers’ Quilt Festival rolls around, I say I am not entering, then somehow I get sucked in to the fun and excitement of it all. If we don’t enter what can we expect … Continue reading →