Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. Helen Keller Be happy and buy some new fabric. All fabrics on my website for the month of January are $20.13!!! Happy New Year to you.
I have a secret November special going on this month. With every order over $10 on my website you will receive a free fat quarter of batik fabric. Woo Woo!!FrieStyle Fabrics and Notions NewsletterI am ready for the Holidays. Are YOU? Do you need some quick gifts for that special person in your life? I…
Rather than Easter Eggs, let’s Dye Fabric. This is a fun class to take. It is based on my book Fabric to Dye For. So many people, I think would like to take a dyeing class but are afraid it will be messy. Let me show you how messy it isn’t. These clips from two…
I have three goals for myself as a quilter. 1. I want to someday make a Lone Star Quilt. I will get there, just not right now. I have thought about the color choices a lot already.I did do an eight pointed star in a few early quilt design. This is a pieced quilt called…
Color is like chocolate, you just have to have it. It’s one of the reason I enjoy hand dying my own fabrics, to get rich yummy color. I love working in COLOR, it always makes me happier, I don’t know about you but for me, living here in the mid-west where winter is long and…
Emphasis – Force or intensity of expression. I hate unfocused work. When you look at something you shouldn’t have to wonder,“Where is the focus?” The focus in Organic Leaves, one of the projects in my book Fun Fast Fusies, is in the leaves. This whole quilt measures 24”x24” and was constructed using ONE yard of…
Contrast, harmonyOh those words frighten me. They seem so vague and non solid. I like words that describe things. But these words can help you with your design work.Contrast –Two opposing elements, opposite colors, contrast in value, contrast in direction or contrast in textures.Try to use all of the above ideas when you are working…
Take a deep breath and exhale –I will winI will winI think I canI DID!!I hope you all win, but in reality I only have one big give away.It is …TA TA TA DA 12 over dyed white on white fat quarters in a rainbow gradation 1/2 yard piece of silk organza in Christmas green…
I love the smell of lavender in my garden, bath and drawers. It is so French. Can’t you just see yourself in the south of France, eating cheese and drinking wine. I know I can. I’m ready to go who’s with me, raise your hand?This four step fat quarter gradation packet – Lavender LOVE- is…
Let’s start with the most important part of the day – who won yesterday!! Raspberry Splash will be going to Randomnumber #28 – sue viall said…Omg I pressed the wright button,it was not a raspberry colored one that’s why I couldn’t find one !!! I love that color,my nails are purple. Let’s see how splashily you can…
This has been really fun. Yesterday’s winner of Limey Avocado Dippity Do Da is randomnumbr.com #9 – Wanda Hansen. Email me Wanda with your snail mail frieda@friestyle.comRaspberry Splash is today’s special. You could serve this over ice cream it is so rich and delectable.Some things you need to do today are – Leave me a comment with your…
Blog Hop giveaway here on Walks in the Woods. There has been some confusion about the comments that people have left so far concerning the fabric packet give a ways. Each day until Saturday December 17th will be a different fabric packet give away. In order to qualify for that day’s fabric packet drawing you…