Tag Archives: margaret’s hope chest

Lots of Hugs II

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Sewfrench

I was glad to finally get this one finished. I didn’t want to have to mail it along with the previous quilt that goes with it. I don’t know about you but I despise shipping quilts. I hear too many horror … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 completes, A Sttitch in Time, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Charity Quilt, Crazy Mom Friday Finishes, fabric, hand quilting, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing, TGIFF | Tagged A Mother's Hope, baby, charily, Cross Terrain, II, Lots of Hugs, margaret's hope chest, quilt, quilting, scrap, scrap quilt | 11 Comments

A midweek update.

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Sewfrench

I finished another book, this week, Still Alice by Lisa Genova. This is a very mixed review for me. It is a novel, written by a Harvard professor. A neuroscientist told in the voice of a newly diagnosed, early onset Alzheimer’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Charity Quilt, fabric, Fabric Tuesday, hand quilting, Linkys, Quilting, Reading, Sewing, Watcha reading, WIP | Tagged barefoot sisters southbound, book, Fabric Tuesday, margaret's hope chest, mental-health, nature, Oakshott, still alice, whatcha reading, WIP | 13 Comments

Sweet Strings ~ revealed

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Sewfrench

Sweet Strings is complete! The un-embroidery and re-embroidery is complete. I decided instead of wandering out, in the bright and blistering cold, to stick with the picture I took last week, when there was no snow, even if it is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 completes, A Sttitch in Time, Books, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Charity Quilt, Crazy Mom Friday Finishes, Linkys, Quilting, Review, Sewing, TGIFF | Tagged A Mother's Hope, andre debus III, book, charity, inventory reduction quilt, margaret's hope chest, quilting, reading, review, scrap quilt, sewing, string quilt, Townie | 18 Comments

A Mother’s Hope

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Sewfrench

Trying to stay focused and work with what I have on hand, I found myself working with all these tiny floral calicos from the 80s and 90s. Nice, but overwhelming in the quantities I own. Kind of like when working … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Charity Quilt, Design, Fabric Tuesday, Linkys, machine quilting, Quilting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged A Mother's Hope, calico, charity quilt, inventory reduction, margaret's hope chest, pastel, postpartum depression, quilting, scrap, sewing | 12 Comments

Many hands make light work

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Sewfrench

They call this a work party. We hung out in the beautifully stocked quilt store Queen Bee Quilts, all day long. We got to visit with Crazy Mom Quilts‘ Amanda Jean Nyberg who spoke about writing the book Sunday Morning Quilts, which … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 completes, Books, Charity Quilt, Fabric Tuesday, Linkys, machine quilting, Quilting, Sewing | Tagged charity, crazy mom quilts, diy, fabric scraps, margaret's hope chest, quilting, sewing, sunday morning quilts, Wrapped in Hope | 4 Comments

TGIF!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Sewfrench

Well, it may not seem like much, but in the middle of so many other things going on I finally finished the hand quilting on my untitled wall hanging! This project has been in the works for so long I … Continue reading →

Posted in Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing, Show it off Friday, TGIFF, Uncategorized | Tagged aqs quilt show, hand quilting, margaret's hope chest, Out of this World quilt, quilting, sewing, TGIF, unnamed, untitled wall hanging | 12 Comments

Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Sewfrench

What started out as a pile of very out of date, small print fabric that I have dipped into for years and years and can’t seem to make a dent in has turned into one of my very favorite finishes, … Continue reading →