Tag Archives: hand quilting

It’s that time of year..

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Sewfrench

…when the hand quilting stack gets so high that I need a distraction to make a dent in it all… From the bottom up~ Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend~ Yes, she has been patiently waiting since before Christmas, now … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting | Tagged concentric circles, hand quilting, inventory reduction, kona cotton solids, road trip, scrap quilts | 3 Comments

Swoon-along

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Sewfrench

Phooey. When you say Swoon, in the quilting world, anyway, you’ll be overrun with thoughts of all the beautiful swoon-along quilt blocks that everyone is making. They are everywhere and so pretty with all the modern, well planned color schemes. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2000 completes, Christmas, Family, Quilt stories, Quilting, Quilts and their History, Quilts with history, Sewing | Tagged Christmas, hand quilted, hand quilting, queen size quilt, quilting, scrappy queen, swoon-along | 8 Comments

WIP Wednesday #14

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Sewfrench

This has been an interesting week. Our wireless internet has been down *all* week. We have two hard-wired locations in our house. One being at my husband’s desk and the other at my, work from home, daughter’s desk. This leaves … Continue reading →

Posted in fabric, Quilting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged Bloggers' quilt festival, hand quilting, Kona, kona solids, Robert Kaufman, WIP | 9 Comments

Three quilts ~ Three colorways ~Three Precious little ones

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Sewfrench

Quilts and their history ~ An ongoing series. Too many babies, too little time! I hate to admit that sometimes I make the same quilt for multiple people. It’s always different in some way. Whether it’s using the same fabrics … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 completes, fabric, Quilt stories, Quilting, Quilts and their History | Tagged 2010 completes, hand quilting, Kona, quilts, quilts with history, Robert Kaufman, solids | 2 Comments

Favorite Things about Fall Sundays

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Sewfrench

Bargain basement prices on the last of the season’s produce….. Though our closest farmer’s markets are now history, for this season, we do have a farm market, just a few miles down the road stuffed with all the fall favorites! … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Eating, Family, hand quilting, Quilting | Tagged football, hand quilting, lazy, quilting, sundays, wall hanging | 5 Comments

Hand quilting vs Machine quilting

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Sewfrench

What a windy day I chose to photograph this project! At least the rain had stopped and the sky was blue. And warm. 60° at noon in late October? It doesn’t get any better than this! This was a quilt … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011 completes, fabric, hand quilting, Quilting, Quilts and their History, Sewing, WIP | Tagged hand quilting, hand vs machine quilting, how long to make a quilt, kona cotton solids, kona solids, machine quilting, most popular post, Quilts and their History, timing, top post, WIP | 26 Comments

WIP #12

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Sewfrench

Yup, I crossed one item off my list. Two weeks in a row, wow. We just don’t need to talk about how long it’s been there. But when push comes to shove sometimes you just have to put your nose … Continue reading →

Posted in Cottage, Quilting, Snow | Tagged bias binding, hand quilting, hot tub cover, inventory reduction quilt | 2 Comments

I may have felt hounded but now it’s done.

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Sewfrench

Same story, different week…. Here we are again. I have yet another road trip under my belt but *this* time I have a finish. Finally. My Houndstooth quilt bound, in continuous bias binding, hand quilted and hand bound. 48″ x … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011 completes, fabric, Family, Quilting, WIP | Tagged Family, hand quilting, houndstooth quilt, kona cotton solids, WIP | 9 Comments

Double Wedding Ring

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Sewfrench

Quilts and their history ~ An ongoing series. A project that has been on my to-do list for years and years and years is to document the quilts I have made, all in one place. So this past week I … Continue reading →

Posted in 1993 completes, fabric, Family, Quilt stories, Quilting, Quilts and their History, Sewing | Tagged 1993 finishes, hand quilted, hand quilting, person presents, quilts, Quilts and their History | 5 Comments

Happy Adoption Day, Cutie Patooties!

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Sewfrench

When I really started to get into quilting and started having nieces and nephews pop out right and left, I decided I would make them each a baby quilt, when they were born. Of course, there were already 9 (?) … Continue reading →