I’ve been tagged by Nana B and here are the rulesOk, I have been tagged to say 7 things about me that are not widely known. That’s hard for me cause I tell anybody anything they want to know. So here goes, first I am supposed to list the rules: THE RULES: 1. Once you…
Girl Friends Christmas
Why is it that girlfriends always have Christmas late? Here it is Valentine’s Day and we are celebrating Christmas!! My friend Betty has the most fabulous Cabana where we meet for good food, fun, lots of wine and lots of talk. The four of us have been meeting since the kids were babies. The oldest…
Finn’s Fabrics
Finn’s Fabrics in Barrington IL is going out of business. Everything is 70% off. This store was always a treasure trove of fabulous fabrics. If a bit over priced you could still get the most gorgeous fabrics, wools, silks etc, plus trims and buttons. It was always a place I went to find the unusual.…
Copy right
Walks in the Woods II Lexie’s Piece Dear Frieda, Several years ago, I saw a quilt of yours in a friend’s magazine. I had a house that I thought those colours would go in, and I liked the stylized trees. At that time I was unfamiliar with your work, I just knew I loved the…
Happy on the new quilt
Lars and Megan happy and warm on the new quilt!!
Happy Valentine’s Day
I hope everyone had a very happy and warm Valentine’s Day. We are still freezing here in Illinois.
Lars and Megan’s quilt
My son Lars asked me in August to make him a quilt for his new apartment in Boston. I finally finished it! Winter is almost over, but there is always next year. He and Megan decided they want it to be Blue, and Blue and White. So first I had to buy the white and…
What kind of batting is best for fusing.
Hi Frieda – I took my first shot at doing a fusie – the tulips – from your book. Considering it was my first learning experience – it turned out OK enough for my husband to want it – Anyway, I used a scrap piece of warm n natural for my batting. I am no…
New design on my webpage
I have been working with a friend from my church for over a month now, and we finally have a new web design for FRIESTYLE, my website. I still have to upload some images on my notions page, but other than that I am ready to premier the new site. I invite you to take…
My samples
Tsukineko Inks
Yesterday Judy Coats Perez led a class for the Textile Diva’s at the College of DuPage on Tsukinelo Inks. We had a blast. I had never used these inks and was very interesting in giving them a try. What I discovered is that you need to practice. Big surprise. Judy demonstrated the various techniques of…
I have blogged before about my church raffle quilt, but I thought I’ld share the history of the group.Last night at church we meet for another group called Woman cooking for Woman. “On the first Friday of each month (except July and December), women gather to cook, converse, cajole and donate to a cause or…