Winter Newsletter

FrieStyle Newsletter November/December 2013

Where can you take a class with me? Teaching Schedule It is always fun to take a class and learn a new technique. I will be teaching at many venues  around the country in 2014. Road to California in January is a great show and the first time I will be there. I hope you will sign up for one of my classes. I am going on a cruise through the Panama Canal in April. This is going to be really exciting. What better way to spend those days at sea then making art quilts. Quilting Adventures in May is a beautiful Texas retreat. Come make quilts with me. We will also be dyeing fabric. OOOOH Quilt Colorado in July is going to be fun and exciting. See you there. Holidays are Around the Corner Fall is upon us, which also means beginning to prepare for the many year end holidays. October is the perfect time to make yourself a fall decoration that will last through Thanksgiving and even Christmas. My Three Pumpkins or Pumpkins patterns are both easy to make as either wall quilts or table toppers for the upcoming season. With each order over the next two months, you will also receive a free quarter yard of my hand dyed fabric. Or maybe you need something to really bright your walls this Winter season - my pattern - Holiday Moments is easy, fast and fun. Or try my Christmas Tree Skirt design - it's FUSED!! Don't delay, order today and receive a free quarter yard of my hand dyed fabric and the pattern for my Rainbow Quilt as a Holiday thank you for every order over $20.

Fabric t Dye For My book Fabric to Dye For will soon be out of print. If you have been wanting a copy of this easy to follow guide to fabric dyeing now is the time to treat yourself. Santa needs to leave you something under the tree too!!  Very soon this C&T book will only be available as an e-book.   Don't delay, order today and receive a free quarter yard of my hand dyed fabric and the pattern for my Rainbow Quilt as a Holiday thank you for every order over $20. Fabric Gradations Variety is the spice of life Do you know that you can do so many different projects with my Rainbow gradated dyed fabric? My rainbow quilt is made with just two yards of my Rainbow dyed fabric. The fabric grades are from lemon yellow through red, fuchsia, grape, blue and into green and lime green. There are 14 different colors to work with. If you do applique, this fabric is ideal for you because it has so many colors to work with. Don't delay, order today and receive a free quarter yard of my hand dyed fabric and the pattern for my Rainbow Quilt as a Holiday thank you for every order over $20. Craftsy Craftsy is a great site to visit if you want to take classes on a number of different topics, including quilting. You don't have to be a member to visit the Craftsy site, just go toCraftsy.com and browse through all the fun exciting classes they have to offer. You can sign up today for my Free Motion Quilting class on Craftsy. If you type in this code -crafty.com/homesweethome -  you will receive 50% off my class, Machine Quilting the Home Sweet Home quilt. This class is geared for the beginner, and it features the perfect size lap quilt to get you started on the way to becoming a better free motion machine quilter on a domestic home sewing machine.    Don't delay, order today and receive a free quarter yard of my hand dyed fabric and the pattern for my Rainbow Quilt as a Holiday thank you for every order over $20.

Off to Houston

I'm off to Houston to teach. Laura and I will also have our booth there -Booth #1238. I hope you will stop in and say HELLO.

Now that I am home from teaching and judging at PIQF  I wanted to share a few photos of quilts I really enjoyed.

I feel that judging is such an arbitrary process, every individual brings their own likes and dislikes to the process.

While the cream of the crop always rises to the top, there is usually some debate among judges as to what quilt should get what award. This is all CAUSED by personal opinion, as we all bring our own bias to the process. Keep that in mind the next time you enter a show that has prices and awards or even look at the awards and wonder why this quilt got that and that quilt didn't get anything.

I really thought these two quilts were special. 

THAT WAS MY personal opinion. 

They each won major awards so I am pleased. 

They are both so unique and original and so very well made that of course they would have received an award. 

When I look at quilts I want to see something that is original and different. It goes without saying that it must be well made.

The Bernina 1st Runner-Up Award: #1040 Magnolia by Sylvia Gegaregian

This quilt is so different than anything I have seen in shows lately, it combines traditional with modern in a well proportioned design.

 It is beautifully made, it has unusual color choices and it is exquisitely quilted.

Second Place: #1060 Morning Breeze by Jenny K. Lyon

Jenny will also be teaching in Houston this year.

Detail.

These photos just don't do this quilt justice. It is a whole cloth quilt.

It is a wonderfully original and unique quilt that is also exquisitely machine quilted. 

I would own this quilt in a heart beat.

Love Love Loved it.

October/November Newsletter

FrieStyle Newsletter October/November 2013

Holidays are Around the Corner The heat of summer is finally giving way to the cool breezes of fall, which also means beginning to prepare for the many year end holidays. October is the perfect time to make yourself a fall decoration that will last through Thanksgiving and even Christmas. My Three Pumpkins or Pumpkins patterns are both easy to make as either wall quilts or table toppers for the upcoming season. With each order over the next two months, you will also receive a free quarter yard of my hand dyed fabric. Or maybe you need something to really bright your walls this Winter season - my pattern - Holiday Moments is easy, fast and fun. LEARN MORE In This Issue Holidays are around the corner Where can you take a class with Frieda Fabric gradations - Fall specials Craftsy Fabric to Dye For

Where can you take a class with me? Teaching Schedule It is always fun to take a class and learn a new technique. I will be teaching at many venues  around the country in 2014. Road to California in January is a great show and the first time I will be there. I hope you will sign up for one of my classes. I am going on a cruise through the Panama Canal in April. This is going to be really exciting. What better way to spend those days at sea then making art quilts. Quilting Adventures in May is a beautiful Texas retreat. Come make quilts with me. We will also be dyeing fabric. OOOOH Quilt Colorado in July is going to be fun and exciting. See you there. Fabric Gradations Variety is the spice of life Do you know that you can do so many different projects with my Rainbow gradated dyed fabric? My rainbow quilt is made with just two yards of my Rainbow dyed fabric. The fabric grades are from lemon yellow through red, fuchsia, grape, blue and into green and lime green. There are 14 different colors to work with. If you do applique, this fabric is ideal for you. Receive a free quarter yard of my hand dyed fabric and the pattern for my Rainbow Quilt as a FALL thank you for every order over $20. Craftsy Craftsy is a great site to visit if you want to take classes on a number of different topics, including quilting. You don't have to be a member to visit the Craftsy site, just go toCraftsy.com and browse through all the fun exciting classes they have to offer. You can sign up today for my Free Motion Quilting class on Craftsy. If you type in this code -crafty.com/homesweethome -  you will receive 50% off my class, Machine Quilting the Home Sweet Home quilt. This class is geared for the beginner, and it features the perfect size lap quilt to get you started on the way to becoming a better free motion machine quilter on a domestic home sewing machine. Fabric t Dye For My book Fabric to Dye For will soon be out of print. If you have been wanting a copy of this easy to follow guide to fabric dyeing now is the time to treat yourself. Very soon this C&T book will only be available only as an e-book.   Don't delay, order today and receive a free quarter yard of my hand dyed fabric and the pattern for my Rainbow Quilt as a FALL thank you for every order over $20. Forward this email STAY CONNECTED

WPT

I mentioned that my lecture was filmed while at the Quilt Expo in Madison WI this year. You can access that filming by following the link below.

This is what Nancy Zieman recently sent me.  My lecture was "FABRIC TO DYE FOR" ENJOY

 

More than 18,000 of you joined us for a fun-filled three days of beautiful quilts, fun fellowship and enlightening lectures and workshops.

 

Earlier this year we polled our email list to find ways to keep the Quilt Expo magic going after the annual event ends. We listened to the feedback and now you can keep the learning from Quilt Expo alive with a series of online streaming videos of some of the most popular lectures and presentations from Quilt Expo.

 

Visit the Quilt Expo E-Store now to purchase access to streaming video presentations fromSewing With Nancy's Nancy Zieman, author Jennifer Chiaverini, Frieda Anderson, Bruce Seeds and many more of our all-star educators. Topics include fabric dyes, quilt makeovers,scrap-busting quilts, colorful mosaics and stories and inspiration from Nancy Zieman's forthcoming autobiography, "Seams Unlikely."

 

Whether it was a lecture you attended with tips and tricks you are hoping to refer back to, or one that you had to miss due to other Expo commitments, you'll enjoy taking a seat in the virtual classroom as you learn new skills from these talented teachers.

 

Click here to explore all of the options and purchase access today!

World Quilt show in Manchester New Hampshire

I will be in Manchester New Hampshire all week at the World Quilt show.

Don’t just GO to a New England quilt festival,

VACATION at one!

The World Quilt Show - New England is Mancuso Show Management's outstanding New England quilt festival. This New England quilt festival is one of the most internationally diverse events of its kind in the world of quilting and the textile arts. This year’s faculty will be offering a fabulous variety of workshops and lectures. In addition, Mancuso Show Management is hosting the World Quilt Panel and Forum Ice Cream Social; this special event is included with your festival registration. Also returning to the Festival for another year will be the special Saturday luncheon presentation. Plus, for those who wish to travel to the show with ease, Show Management is offering an all inclusive show & hotel package. We hope you will join us in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA for World Quilt Show - New England.

I will be teaching these three classes.

Small Autumn Mums

Free Motion Machine Quilting on a domestic home sewing machine

And SunDance

If you are going to be at the show be sure and stop by my classroom and say HELLO

Super Summer Sale at Craftsy

Craftsy is having its Sweet Summer Sale from July 18th - July 21st.

Select classes will be on sale up to 75% off each day of the first three days. All classes will be on sale on days four and (if the sale is extended) five!

Offers will expire each day at midnight EDT.

Click on this link http://www.craftsy.com/ext/FriedaAnderson_holiday and stock up for the winter.