Tag Archives: scrap

What do you call this pattern?

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Sewfrench

If a quilt has a traditional name, I try to use it. No creative cutesy name here. And I do think creative names have a place. Like when you create a new design. You create it, you get to name … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, fabric, Quilting | Tagged hexagon, kansas twister, quilt, scrap, scrappy, Texas Trellis, traditional name, triangles, whirligig, Whirling Triangles in a Hexagon | 18 Comments

What I’m working on…

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Sewfrench

as I look out my window… and the forecast isn’t looking any better, any time soon. So I am piecing quilt tops. My plan was to use up a bunch of these really old scraps. This is starting to sound … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, fabric, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged quilt, quilt tops, scrap, scrappy, time traveler, trip around the world | 11 Comments

Bloggers’ Quilt Festival Spring 2013 ~ Handquilted

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Sewfrench

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson “Leave a Trail” December 2012 100″ x 100″ Machine pieced Hand quilted by myself Welcome to another Bloggers’ … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 completes, Bloggers' Quilt Festival, Blogging, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Design, fabric, Family, festival, Finish it Up Fridays, Finishes, Gifts, hand quilting, Linkys, Quilting, Quotes, Show it off Fridays, TGIFF | Tagged 2013, Bloggers Quilt Festival, hand made gifts, hand quilting, Kona, leave a trail, muslin, quilt, quilting pattern, quote, ralph waldo emerson, scrap, trail marker, triangular shapes | 68 Comments

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

The evolution of a quilt.

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Sewfrench

It all started with pulling a pile of Kona solids, yesterday, to use them up. I want new fabric but can not justify buying any more until I make a dent in what I own. My first layout, trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, fabric, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged 60°, design, Kona, pyramid, quilt, scrap, sunset, triangle | 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

Bloggers’ Quilt Festival ~ Spring 2011

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Sewfrench

This is that fabulous time of year, I get so excited, I can hardly stand it. Tied to the computer, inspired, uplifted, ideas swirling faster than my brain can handle. It’s Bloggers’ Quilt Festival Week! Where bloggers share a … Continue reading →