One of the my class’s at the Indiana Heritage Quilt Show in Bloomington IN last week was SunDance. Here are two of the variations that woman made using this design. This first one was by Yannaka and she used my background fabric and her own marbled fabrics with some batiks. One of the batiks had…
It’s Good To Be Green
It’s Good to Be Green An Invitational Exhibit at Latimer Quilt and Textile Center, Tillamook, Oregon will open on Tuesday March 4th. You can view some of the entries at the link above. I have a piece in this show entitled “It’s Good to Be Green”. check it out. It is cold and slightly snowy…
Indiana Heritage Quilt Show
I’m off to the Indiana Heritage Quilt Show. Let’s hope the weather stays nice as I am driving. If any one is down in that area I suggest you make time to come to the show and stop in my room and say hello.
The Racket
The Cardinals were making quite a racket this a.m when we went into the woods. It was before 7 and they made me stop and look. As I looked up a large bird flew off abit and landed on a branch about 50 feet away and stayed there looking at me. I thought at first…
Tagged
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…