My machine quilting class on Craftsy will be here soon. Sign up for a chance to get this class free. Use this link to enter http://www.craftsy.com/ext/FriedaAnderson_HSH_Giveaway I will pick one lucky winner to receive this FREE class!!! Free is always good. Even if you already have a Craftsy account you can use your existing login information…
Maybe you didn’t get to do a little retail therapy at Houston this past week. We had fun, fun, fun.Besides being in my booth with Laura I also demoed in the Fairfield batting booth. I guess I got a little batting, ha ha, it being Halloween week and all.I thought you might like to see the…
I will demo machine quilting in the Fairfield booth #936 tomorrow from 11:30 – 12 noon. Be sure and stop, and if you are not in Houston with the rest of us enjoy this little video. Machine Quilting Hope to see you there. Be happy and remember - “Where ever you go there you are.” I just…
I like you have struggled being a better machine quilter.I recently had a woman confided in me after being in my machine quilting class all day, that she had taken a ZANIX in the a.m. because she was so afraid of machine quilting.I was quite taken aback. Isn’t this suppose to be fun, aren’t we…
Fairfield Booth 936 ARTFABRIK/FRIESYLE Booth 839International Quilt Festival Houston Texas October 31 to November 4 I was thinking about all the things that help me while I am machine quilting that I want to tell people when they are standing there watching me demo.Here is my list so far: Wash your backing fabric before using…
I will be off to sun and surf in October to teach at Pacific International Quilt show in Santa Clara, CA. I know you don’t want to miss taking one of my classes.One of my most popular classes is Laughing Leaves and SunSet Pines is a fun variation of that class - SunSet Pines…
My machine quilting tips are still available free at Quilting Arts. If you did not see this several months ago when I posted it, it is time to go over there and download this for FREE. Be sure and tell your quilting friends. Free eBook: 81 Tips for Free-Motion Quilting,Thread Sketching and Quilting Motifs…
Inspire Creative Events is a company which organizes Quilting and Creative Textile holidays and retreats. It is a partnership between Janet Gledhill and Gail Burton. There are 3 large events planned for 2013 up and down the UK. This blog documents the process of setting up venues and organizing the events themselves. Frieda Anderson at…
I thought you might enjoy seeing the two little quilts I started at the start of this week.Each of these is the tiny version of one of my patterns. The first one is the tiny version of Summer Afternoon done in pink. And the second one is the tiny version of Three Pumpkins. I make…
With this terrible heat driving me inside, I am working on a few small quilts. My basement is cool and comfortable, if a bit messy. I really wish I had a magic genie to come in every night and straighten up my workspace, just the way I like it.I will never be that really neat…
I started sewing when I was 7 or 8 years old. And like many girls at that age I was interested in stuffed animals, dolls and making clothes and outfits and homes and living spaces for all of them. I really didn’t get interested in making clothes until I was in college. BUT I have…
I recently returned from teaching in Columbus OH at the 42nd NQA show. Here is a glimpse into one of my classes. A look at Free Motion Machine Quilting class with Frieda Anderson