Tag Archives: solids

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

Irregular blocks

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Sewfrench

Playing around, in my studio, last night I came up with this idea. I don’t know why I needed to start something else, but I did. One out the door, means you have to start something else doesn’t it?? Using solid scraps of … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, fabric, Quilting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged irregular blocks, Memories quilt, memory quilt, solid quilt, solids, t-shirt quilt, tee shirt quilt, valentine quilt, WIP | 8 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

Trendsetting? Moi???

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Sewfrench

My trees quilt is coming along slower than molasses. I’ve changing the quilting plan about three times but I am finally happy with the current direction it is going. I just thank goodness it was hand quilting and not machine … Continue reading →

Posted in Charity Quilt, Design, Fabric Tuesday, Linkys, Quilting, WIP, WIP | Tagged batik, equilateral, fall trees, hand quilting, inner voice, Kona, Oakshott, quilt, slower than molasses, solids, trees, trend setters, trendsetter, triangle | 5 Comments

Did you get the memo??

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Sewfrench

I am pulling fabric now. This inventory reduction quilt will be using up some Kona solids. Now that I photographed them, the colors look really boring. I may have to add or eliminate colors as I go… I refuse to … Continue reading →

Posted in fabric, Fabric Tuesday, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing | Tagged addiction, Downton Abbey, Kona, pulling fabric, quilting, sewing, solids | 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

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 →