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.
Think about the colors you use in your art, life, home and clothes. My wish for you in the new year is to try some new COLORS. Happy Quilting
And the winner in my blog hop give away is…. Needled Mom Please send me your snail mail address and I will send out your fabulous prize!! On a side note Connie has been faithfully following the method of making the trees in PEACE, and made some charming small Christmas Tree art. Her original intent…
To finish up our Peace wall hanging. We will put all the trees in a circle and add the letters. Lay out your red background fabric. You should have the circle marked for reference to place your trees. Place the trees around the edge of the circle, let the trees stick out beyond the marked…
Making patterns is a lot of fun. You can do what ever you want. I like that. I have never really liked it when people tell me I have to do things a certain way. I have always liked to experiment and find my own way. PEACE is that kind of pattern. By experimenting I…
I have recently added my e-patterns to the Craftsy site. I just uploaded my pattern and directions for the Christmas Tree Skirt. You can also order the fabric for the skirt on my website. It takes 5 1/2 yards for the front and binding. Jamie ordered the fabric just last week and she sent me…
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…
Thanksgiving …We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~Thornton WilderDid you do as I did and reflect on all the things that you are grateful for yesterday? Family Friends Health Love Work A warm safe place to live Food Clean water Warm bed…
What a gift Nancy Zieman has been to the quilting and sewing industry.I have been fortunate enough to work with Nancy many times, doing several episodes on her TV show and working at her wonderful quilt show the Quilting Expo in Madison WI. It’s a special year for Sewing With Nancy—2012 is the 30th anniversary…
I like to piece as well as fuse. And I particularly like to piece leaves this way. This table runner is pieced. It is called Aspen Leaves and was in the book Skinny Quilts II It was inspired by this quilt called “It’s Good to Be Green” which was in an exhibit by the same…
When I am dyeing fabric I am a happy camper. I love working with color, either I am making the color or putting it in my quilts.Bare Naked Trees Here are a few more things to HELP you when you are dyeing fabric.I use Regular measuring units, cups and teaspoons and tablespoons. Not from the…
What you need to have some COLOR this summer. My book – Fabric to Dye For Gloves, mask and dye cloths Procion Dyes Dish tubs Sodium Carbonate PFD fabric – or pre-washed fabric A large bucket Small containers or zip lock bags A friend, companion or relative you like and who will still like you…