I recently realized how easy it is and what a bargain it is to take one of my classes! I took a class with another teacher and spent weeks getting ready for it as well as going out and buying special tools just for class. I had a great time and enjoyed my class but…
My friend Roberta is a wonder. She is a wonderful friend, she is a wonderful gardener and she is a wonderful quilter. Roberta is mostly a traditional quilter, but she likes to try EVERYTHING. Roberta has had her health issues but she keeps on keeping on. Everyday she is making or doing something. I meet…
Top 10 reasons to buy something from FrieStyle this week! 15% Sale 10. You need gradation fabric to finish that project. 9. You need that color fabric for your stash. 8. You will be looking for that color fabric in the middle of your next project. 7. You need to give a quick graduation, wedding,…
I feel so lucky to have such a great art center, The Fine Line in St Charles, IL so close to me here in the suburbs of Chicago. I will be taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity to sign up for a discharge class with Bob Adams in June of this year. I love Bob’s…
We are all set up and ready for business in our booth in Paducah KY at the AQS show and I had a wonderful visitor who’s name is Frieda! I never meet anyone with my name and if I do they rarely spell it the same way, but last night a Frieda came to shop!…
I encourage you to vote for Craftsy in this year’s Webby awards. Vote for my class machine quilting the home sweet home quilt on Craftsy by voting before April 23rd: http://pv.webbyawards.com/2015/online-film-video/video-channels-and-networks/how-to-diy-channel
I will be in our Booth #1224 at the AQS quilt show. Paducah KY here we come. Laura and I will again have our booth of hand dyed fabric, thread and original patterns and quilts. This year I also have LOTS of hand dyed cheesecloth and silk. Be sure and stop by and say hello.…
FINALLY after four months of malfunctioning my website is back functioning correctly. It has been a real pain in the patootee for both me and my web mistress. The first customer who orders anything on the website over $20 today will receive FREE - 1 yard of rainbow strip fabric as a hallelujah to rejoice…
I feel so lucky to have such a great art center, The Fine Line in St Charles, IL so close to me here in the suburbs of Chicago. I will be taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity to sign up for a discharge class with Bob Adams in June of this year. Harvest Moon Quit National 2005…
Look at these yummy hand dyed cheesecloth Think of all the wonderful possibilities. I’ll have lots more at the booth in Paducah! See you there
I hope you are all planning to come to the quilt show in Paducah KY. The AQS show from April 21-25 will be a wonderful show and an exciting adventure as always. Laura and I will have our booth there #1224. We are in the main building with the large quilts in the back on…
I am in love with barns. I have stated that several times here on the blog. This is the second in a series of barn imagery I have made. It is in an exhibit that premiered at the IQF show in Chicago this past weekend called “Living in the Mid-West” Vanishing Icon II