Spring is coming, I can smell it in the air. March is the month of green for me, by the end of the month I can start planting peas and onions in my garden. I will be eager to get out in the garden and clean it up, getting rid of all the dead winter…
Category Archives: hand dyed fabric
Rolling by
Sometimes when I teach I get to drive to my destination. I have to say that I like the drives and really appreciate the landscapes I see along the way. It also gives me uninterrupted time to formulate ideas and quilts in my head while I drive along. I know this sounds crazy, but I…
Love and Kisses
Every year I make home made Valentine Cards for all the woman in my family. I guess this started way back when my kids were in nursery school and the kids and I made Valentine Cards to give to their friends. I made ones to give to my sister and mom. Each year I come…
Woven Heart Basket
Woven Heart Basket I first made these twelve years ago. I got the idea from the paper heart baskets that the Scandinavian’s put on their Christmas trees. I thought why can’t I fuse the fabric and make these out of fabric. So I did. This is a fun, easy project for you to make. You can down…
Love, Love, Love
All you need is Love. February is the month of Love. Do you think that is because there is nothing else going on in the month of February? Why not make this Valentine wall hanging to brighten up your space.You can down load a free PDF pattern here. Have fun. If you want to make…
20% Sale–Last Week
May you always continue to find both the inspiration and the time to create! For the month of January I am offering 20% of all fabrics, patterns, and notions!! This is your LAST WEEK of the sale! What better way to start the new year than buying some special fabric for that new project. Prices…
Spring is just around the corner
There was a TV commercial on the other night that used as it’s hook that spring was just around the corner, I looked at my husband and at the same time we both rolled our eyes. Come on, spring is a good eight to ten weeks away.But it got me thinking about spring. It is…
Paper Keeper Project
Machine quilting the paper keeper cover I hope you enjoyed the video. Please pass it on to your quilting buddies.After I finished the machine quilting, I squared up the top to the exact size by placing the plastic template back on the front and trimming it to size.I found it helpful to put a piece…
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
It is not often that my studio is presentable. Laura and I have started to film a series of “How to Videos” and I had to clean my studio space.I might as well show it to you while it is clean because who knows when that will happen again.Enjoy. Frieda Anderson Studio space
The emphasis is on Unity
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…
Heavy Metal
I gave up using metallic threads YEARS ago. They were too much trouble.But now I know how to deal with them.My friend Ann Fahl has written a great little guide to help all us metal head wanna be’s Master the Metallics.If you have ever tried to use Metallic thread in your machine quilting and been…
Sketchbook ideas
Besides sketching in a sketchbook I also paste in a design book.This is something we were encouraged to do in art school. And I like the process of doing it.Here are a few examples of pages of images from magazines that I have in binders.I now have about four binders FULL of images that some…