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Free access to the Quilt Show
Dear Friends Big news here! In honor of International Quilting Weekend, March 20-22, 2015, The Quilt Show (www.thequiltshow.com), the web TV show hosted by Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims, will open all of its shows from the first nine series- shows 100-1513 -for the entire weekend. This means that, for three special days, everyone will…
New Patterns
I am happy to announce that I am able to post again on this blog AND that I posted all three new patterns to the patterns page. Laughing Leaves is a design I have been teaching for a long time and now it is a pattern with two different versions of the pattern in one…
Sketch it, Fuse it, Quilt it!!
Take Your Quilting to Beautiful Places! My friend, Laura Wasilowski, has a brand new online Craftsy class ready for you to view now. It’s called Sketch It, Fuse It, Quilt It class In the class she shows you how to make a fused art quilt from start to finish. And it all starts with a…
Sarasota quilt show
I will have my booth at the Sarasota FL quilt show later this week. I will have all my hand dyed fabrics and patterns there. I hope you can all make it there to see me!! I will have three new patterns with kits. Warm and sunny here I come!!
Mid Atlantic Quilt show
I am in Hampton VA teaching and judging at the Mid Atlantic Quilt show in Hampton VA. I really enjoy this show. It is in a very nice convention center that is easy to navigate. There will be many fabulous quilts and venders to see and shop. I will be one of several people judging the show this…
Christmas Tree Skirt
Now that Christmas is over it would be a good time to start making that Christmas Tree Skirt for next year. This is the skirt I made several years ago that was featured in the Quilting Arts Gift Issue magazine. It is ALL fused and measures 60″ round. It is very large and easy to…
Winter SALE
20% OFF on all items Everything on theFrieStyle website on SALE! Coupon code - friestyle I really appreciate your business and value you as an email subscriber, and as a thank you for another great year I hope you will use this special coupon to treat yourself to some luscious fabrics and/or patterns.
Happy Holidays
Here’s some news to my best crafting buddies YOU. Apparently as crafters we are happier and will live longer than those lazy bums that only watch TV and eat bonbons. http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/25/health/brain-crafting-benefits/index.html?hpt=hp_bn13 (CNN) — Her brother’s sudden death in 2004 hit Sarah Huerta hard. In the years that followed, Huerta couldn’t leave the house without suffering a…
Baby Quilt for little Princess
I finally made progress on the little quilt for my granddaughter. It feels so good to get these family projects finished. I hope to have it all done by the new year. It feels so good to get these family projects off my list. This is my sketch for making this quilt.
SALE - end of Year for Craftsy SALE
“By now, I’m sure you’ve shopped for everyone else. But what about yourself? You certainly deserve something special for spreading all that joy (and I’m not just talking about a nap!). Treat yourself to the gift you’ve most definitely earned, with all Craftsy classes for just $19.99 or less now through the 25th, and learn from…
Harper Fashion Design program
Some of you may know that in the 90’s I went back to school locally at Harper College, in Palatine, IL to take classes in fashion design. It was while I was in that program that I determined what I really wanted to do which was making quilts. BUT it was a wonderful experience and…