Tag Archives: review

All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Sewfrench

★★★★☆ “Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Finishes, Reading, Watcha reading | Tagged All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, book, book club, book spoiler, historical fiction, national book award finalist, review | 5 Comments

This is why I love my library. It is free.

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Sewfrench

Gray Mountain by John Grisham My rating: 1 of 5 stars It’s been a long time since I wanted to give up and quit reading a book. Also, a long time since I’ve talked back to a book so much. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading, Review | Tagged book, Goodreads, gray mountain, John grisham, reading, review | 8 Comments

4 hours to a smarter packed traveler

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Sewfrench

Per the norm… it all started with a trip to my local fabric store…. They have a second building with tons of home decor fabrics at discount prices. Rolls upon rolls of upholstery fabrics that are just a delight to … Continue reading →

Posted in A Sttitch in Time, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Crafting, Crazy Mom Friday Finishes, fabric, Finishes, Linkys, TGIFF, Travel | Tagged amy butler, bag, Bernina 1080, Janome 6600P, review, travel, weekender | 31 Comments

Friday finishes

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Sewfrench

A couple of weeks ago, I showed you this panel of fabric I had completed using 2 1/2″ candy charms I received in some swaps. What I didn’t show was what I did with it. I added the zipper in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Crazy Mom Friday Finishes, Finishes, Linkys, machine quilting, Quilting, Reading, Sewing, Show it off Friday | Tagged applied zipper tutorial, book, cover, inserting, iPad, Killing Kennedy, patchwork, quilted, reading, review, sewing, The Barefoot Sisters Southbound, zipper, zippers | 5 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

If the shoe fits, wear it.

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Sewfrench

I’m not exactly sure why my friend Rosie, shared this with the whole, wide, world. On my Facebook page nonetheless. Anyway, that doesn’t matter… I bought this pattern from ithinksew back in the spring. This is the same company that brought us … Continue reading →