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I made my first quilt when I was in high school. I have always made
things, and I love the process of creating. In college I majored
in Art History and minored in ceramics, but I returned to fiber
because it was more satisfying. I can't remember when I didn't sew.
For years my focus was designing and making clothing. All that changed
in 1992, however, when I was in fashion design and realized that
all I wanted to do was make quilts. I have been designing and making
original quilts ever since.
I find each step of quilt making, from the beginning to the end,
a real challenge. It is hard to say what part I like best. I love
the pure creativity involved in conceiving and designing a new quilt.
I love to piece and I love to fuse. I have found that by fusing
smaller pieces, I can work out design issues. Then I like to make
a bigger, bolder statement and piece the same quilt in a large format.
Most of my work is machine quilted and nature inspired. Everyday
I walk in a little wood near my home with my dog George. Much of
what I see there appears in my work.
I discovered hand dyeing fabric 16 years ago, and I now work almost
exclusively with my own hand dyed cottons and silks. I love the
dye process, and I particularly enjoy seeing the colors emerge from
the wet fabric.
OCCUPATION: Artist since 2001
MEDIUM: Quiltmaking
BORN: Corinth, MS
EDUCATION: BA (1976) University of Vermont; and Fashion Design
(1992) Harper College, Palatine IL
PUBLISHED BOOKS: Fun Fast Fusies, 2005 American Quilters'
Society
Frieda's Fun Fast Free Motion Machine Quilting - self published
PUBLICATIONS:
Frieda's quilts have appeared in the following publications:
" The Quilted Planet - Celia Eddy (2005)
" Fusing Fun! Fast and Fearless Art Quilts - Laura Wasilowski,
C&T (2004)
" Creative Log Cabin Quilting - House of White Birches ((2004)
" Fiberarts Design Book 7 - Lark Books (2004)
PUBLISHED MAGAZINE ARTICLES:
QUILTING ARTS, January/February March/April 2008, Machine Quilting
two part series
QUILTING ARTS, April/May 2007, Colors of the Seasons
AMERICAN QUILTER, Spring 2006, Free Cut Piecing
$100,000 QUILTING CHALLENGE, Issue #1 2006 Shimmering Foliage
LOVE OF QUILTING, Fons and Porter, June 2005, Art of Quilting featuring
Frieda Anderson
QUILTING ARTS, Fall 2003
QUILTERS NEWSLETTER, June 2003, The Embellished Edge
QUILTERS NEWSLETTER, October 2002, The Meeting Place
THE QUILTING QUARTERLY, Fall 2002, A Third Kind of Quiltmaking
GALLERY OF QUILT ART, 2001 Masterpieces, Quilts of the New Machine
Age, Husqvarna
AMERICAN QUILTER, Spring 2000, Cloth Valentines
SOLO EXHIBITS:
Mancuso Shows Pacific International and Pennsylvania National -
Walks in the Woods with George 2008
Sewing and Quilting Expo - Walks in the Woods with George, Madison
WI 2007
Al's Creamy and Café - On going exhibit of works, 2002 -
present
Elgin School District Main Campus - Hearts Galore, Elgin IL 2000
EXHIBITS:
$100,000 Quilt Challenge
American Quilters Society Quilt Paducah KY and Nashville TN
Chicago School of Fusing Faculty shows in Bloomington IL, Chicago
IL, Denver CO, Schaumburg, IL
FAVA
Husqavarna Invitational shows
Indiana Heritage Quilt Show
International Quilt shows, Houston and Chicago
Mancuso's Quilt Shows
Minnesota Quilters Show
New Zealand Quilt Symposium
PAQA (Professional Art Quilters Alliance) Small Works Shows
Quilt Surface Design Symposium invitation show at the Ross Art Museum
Road to California Quilt Show
Vermont Quilt Show
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Frieda has taught at the following venues:
American Quilters Society - Paducah and Nashville
International Quilt Festival - Chicago and Houston
Mancuso's Quilt shows - Lansing, North Carolina and Chicago
Minnesota Quilters State Guild
Nancy's Notion Quilt Expo - Madison Wisconsin
New Zealand Quilt Symposium
Sewing and Quilting Expo
Sisters Oregon Quilt Show
Vermont Quilt Festival
Dozens of quilt guilds around the USA
TELEVISION:
Quilting Arts University
DIY - Do It Yourself Network - Two episodes
Sewing with Nancy - Wisconsin Public Television - Two episodes
The Art of Quilting - Wisconsin Public Television - DVD
AWARDS:
2008 - Third place "Celebrate Spring" IQF Chicago "Spring's
Greeting"
2007 - Judges choice IQF Houston "Whispering Pines"
2005 - Second place AQS Paducah "Shimmering Foliage"
2005 - Honorable mention IQF Houston "Shimmering Foliage"
2004 - AQS Paducah Honorable mention "June Jubilee"
1990 - Swedish Days Geneva IL 1st place miniature quilt show
2003 - Scholarship to Quilt Surface Design Symposium
MEMBERSHIPS:
PAQA - Professional Art Quilters Alliance since 1996 http://www.artquilters.com
SAQA - Studio Art Quilters Associates - professional member http://www.saqa.com
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