I’m so excited, I will be leaving for a week of family time!! I get to spend a week with all my darling grand children at the beach. I can’t wait. But please wait or be aware that if you order anything off of the website from July 27-August 3 it will not ship until…
Author Archives: Friestyle
Hot summer weather
It is going to be 100 degrees here in IL this week. Phew, I’m so glad I’ll be going to Dallas, it won’t be hot there!! I’m off to teach at the Quilter’s Guild of Parker County in Weatherford, TX this weekend. I’ll be lecturing on Thursday night. If you are in the area be…
Shop closed July 7-14 I’m off to teach in Sisters OR
I’ll be teaching for a week in beautiful Sisters OR from July 7-14, 2019. I can’t wait!! I have taught there several times before and I always love the little town of Sisters, the quilt show on Saturday and the wonderful smell of the pine trees. Anyway if you need to order something from the…
September AQS
Join me as one of the teachers this year at the FALL AQS show. As always, it will be so fun. See you there.
Store will be closed
I will be teaching on the Northern Isle Cruise from May 15-31, 2019. During this time my store will be closed. See you in June. I will be doing the Alaska Cruise August 17-24, 2019 if you want to join us for some fun cruising and quilting.
Sisters quilt show
I am once again excited to be teaching at the Sisters Quilt show in Sisters, OR this July. The dates are July 8-13, 2019. I will be teaching five classes and giving a lecture with my buddy Laura Wasilowski – Two Hot Fuser Chicks. If you are coming to the area or want to sign…
Vestments
I just received this in my email from Kathy in Des Plains, IL. She made a vestment for her son-in-law with some of my hand dyed fabrics. I think it turned out so beautiful. I love that she used two different but same colored fabrics so that he has two different sides to wear. I…
Duluth trees
Karen just sent me a picture of the quilt she finished using my pattern “Duluth Trees” It looks fabulous!! Thanks for sharing Karen A.
Chicago IQA show March 28-30
Laura Wasilowski and I will have our booth at the IQF show this week at the Donald E Stevens Convention center. We will be in booth #1224. I hope you will stop by and shop all our goodies! See you there?
Woven Heart Baskets
Here is a fun project to do for Valentine’s Day. Woven Heart Baskets
FEBRUARY SALE
I have put several patterns on SALE, some of them even have their hand dyed fabrics too. CARDINALS, THE FARM and SISTER TREES are new to the SALE list. While supplies last you can get all of these 50% off along with their hand dyed fabric 50%off. Also Wild Blue Jacks, Woodland Secrets, Blue Trees,…
Baby quilt
I made this fun and easy baby quilt for my friend Betty’s new grandbaby boy due next month. I used three different shades of my habd dyed gray fabric to create a 36″ x 45″ on point quilt top, that’s the size of a package size of a crib size batting. I added machine appliqued…