I had a wonderful experience yesterday at the opening of my nature exhibit at the Lost Valley visitors center in Ringwood, IL. Many people showed up, and lots of quilters I had never met before. I however forgot to take pictures as I was too busy talking with everyone. This is a truly beautiful facility…
Category Archives: quilt show
Quilt Expo in Madison WI
Advance ticket sales and registration is open now!! Starting this Monday, July 9 at 9 a.m. CST, visit QuiltExpo.com to reserve your spot and download this year’s Advance Registration Guide. And, if you are signed up to receive a printed copy of the guide, you can expect your copy to arrive next week! I will be teaching Free Motion…
Teaching in Orlando, FL
I will be teaching this January in Orlando at the Mancuso show World Quilt Florida. I hope you can join me there. Orlando, what a great place to be in January! These are the three classes I will teach. DragonFly Garden, Seaside Village, and Under the Sea. Each piece finishes at about 18″ x 20″.…
Unfurling
Yippee I’m a winner! My quilt “Unfurling” took first place in the Innovative Pieced category at the IQA show in Houston TX last week. I feel very humble and honored to have received such a wonderful award. Here I am grinning ear to ear with the quilt at the awards ceremony. My mom would be…
Whoppie I’m a winner
This has been just a fun filled, joy ride of a week for me. My quilt “Unfurling” won first place in the Innovative Pieced category at the IQA show in Houston, TX. I am so honored and humbled by the experience, and of course pleased as punch. But to add Joy to Thrill, my little…
More fun in my dye class
I love how excited students get taking my dyeing class – Flooded with Color. Here are a few more examples from students who were in my class at PIQF a few weeks ago. Dear Frieda, I thoroughly enjoyed my first ever dyeing class – thank you. I had double the fun – dyeing in class…
Flooded with Color
I have taught my Flooded with Color Dye Class twice this fall,and each time my students have come away so happy with the results. That makes teacher such a pleasure for me. This class can be taught almost anywhere, as long as we have access to hot water and sinks. Hi, Frieda! I really had…
Unfurling
My newest quilt “Unfurling” has been award a ribbon at the upcoming IQA show in Houston that will take place this fall, October 31- November 5, 2017. It is made using my hand dyed cotton fabric and measures 68″ x 68″. It is in the innovative pieced category at the show. I made it using…
IQF Houston Booth #1314
Laura and I will be in booth #1314 this year at the IQF show in Houston, TX If you don’t have my book, FABRIC TO DYE FOR, I’ll have some there and this will be the last year for my pattern HOLIDAY MOMENTS. I know you don’t want to miss these great quilting items, so…
PNQE
I’ll be teaching here this fall. Come join me for some fun fusing classes.
Paducah here we come
Laura Wasilowski and I will once again have our booth, #1224, at the AQS show in Paducah KY, April 25-29. I LOVE this show. It is always so nice to drive down highway #57 from Chicago and see all the Red bud in bloom and watch the landscape become greener and springier with every mile. We…
SAQA – 2017 Trunk show
I have been a JAM member of SAQA for awhile now. This is a great organization who’s sole purpose is as – an international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the art quilt and the artists who create them. We are an information resource on all things artquilt related for our members as well as the public.…