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…
Category Archives: hand dyed fabric
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…