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

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Quilting Arts - GIFTS

Tis the season to be jolly and Christmas Red is the color way to have. This is the color way – fuschia to red- that I used to make the tree skirt for Quilting Arts Gifts.

In the 2011/2012 holiday gifts issue of Quilting Arts, I have contributed two new holiday projects - a fun and easy Fire Screen along with a vibrant and easy Tree Skirt. I hope you will enjoy making these projects for your home which you can use year after year.

I love going into my studio and working with the colors of the season.

• Plum Pudding - warm fuschia to plum
• Christmas Red - fuschia to red

You can purchase these new colors individually, in yard pieces or, as my special for the months of Nov/Dec, buy them as a two pack - fat long quarter yards of each color - for just $10.00.

I also have five new patterns for you to play with. They are: Holiday Moments, a collection of small wall art for your holiday pleasure; Christmas Morning, a fun little project to decorate your holiday house; and Sister Trees, Star Lilies and Field Poppies, outdoorsy scenes to brighten your home for the rest of the year. You will enjoy making all 5 of these projects.

Nov/December Special

I love sharing ideas with my students on how they can use their left over fused scraps. I have made a small pattern for a scrap purse that I show at the end of each of my fusing classes. As a very special offer to my customers through Christmas, I am giving this pattern away with every order over $20. This little pattern would make a perfect  gift to that special quilting friend, so take advantage of this special offer.

ART Quilts - Fusible Collage

This past January Laura Wasilowski and I filmed three new episodes with Nancy Zieman of Sewing With Nancy. These episodes began airing this fall. Look for them on your local cable channel. Along with the new TV series is a great wook book from Sewing with Nancy called Art Quilts - Fusible Collage co-authored by Laura Wasilowksi and myself with Nancy Zieman. It contains great projects for you using all of the different collage-style methods of fusing that Laura and I use. You can order the book or DVD here.

Laura and I were just up in Wisconsin this past Saturday filming a pledge drive with Nancy. It is always fun to work with Nancy and all the people that put her shows together. I think she should be featured on The Big Bang TV show. Those guys are always talking about sewing and you know they had to watched her on TV!

FrieStyle Fabric and Notions June Newsletter 2011

 

I have just returned from teaching at the NC quilt symposium and had a fabulous time. I am however very frogging sounding as I lost my voice. A summer cold is a real bummer, but at least I can lay out in the sun and get a little vitamin D to help me heal. It was 95 degrees here in Chicago land yesterday!!

Following are the June specials on my website. I hope you will visit and find something to help inspire your sewing this summer.

With every $20 order in June I will include free my Duluth Trees pattern with your order.

I have three new patterns on the website - Field Poppies, Sister Trees and Star Lilies. Each is more delicious than the next. Please take a look and try one of these easy fused projects.

Fabrics specials

My fabric specials this month are Blue Sunset and Prairie Winter. This month they will be $20 each a yard .

New Silk Fabric and 4mm Silk Ribbon

I am excited to announce that I have added two new items to the website. I am now offering 1/2 yards of silk charmeuse fabric 36" x 20" and 4mm silk ribbon in 10 yard lengths. The silk charmeuse is dyed in the same colors that are listed on my fabric page, but the colors are scattered randomly all over the silk. The silk ribbon is dyed in the same gradation manner as the cotton gradation on my fabric page.

I fuse the silk and use it all the time in my fused quilt projects. It is easy to fuse and adds wonderful luminosity to your work. The ribbon is perfect for embellishments and crazy quilting. I have used it in bobbin work as well. I know you will find a fun way to incorporate it into your designs.

New notions

Kretzer Dura-steel perfect grip scissors

 

My Schedule for the rest of 2011

June 8-12 Beach Cities Quilters Guild, Mission Viejo, CA

July 2-5 Sisters Outdoor Quilt show, Sisters OR

August 4-13 family trip
August 16-17 Kalamoze MI

September 8-10 Quilt Expo - 3 Machine Quilting classes and featured speaker
September 12-13 Calico Cutters, West Chester PA
September 13 Brandywine Valley Quilters - lecture

October 8-10 Springfield Quilt Guild, Springfield IL

November 1-6 IQA Festival of Quilts Houston -booth and teaching
November 17 Pride of the Prairie Quilt Guild- Plainfield IL

Tell a friend

I hope you will take a moment and share my newsletter with one of your quilting friends. As always, appreciate your business.

Keep creating wonderful work.

Last days of May specials

May is my birthday month! Since we can't all be together to celebrate my birthday, I am offering you a birthday gift. The trilliums are blooming this month, so with every order over $30 I will include free my Petite Trillums pattern with your order. This is the second pattern I ever created, and it is my VERY favorite of all my patterns. I hope you enjoy it, too.
I have three new patterns on the website - Field Poppies, Sister Trees and Star Lilies. Each is more delicious than the next. Please take a look and try one of these easy fused projects.
Fabrics specials
My fabric specials this month are Earth Brown and The Blues. Earth Brown is a rich chocolatey gradation from dark brown to light brown. The Blues are three different colors of blue in a six step gradation. Brown and Blue are always favorite color combinations. This month they will be $20 each a yard .
New Silk Fabric and 4mm Silk Ribbon
I am excited to announce that I have added two new items to the website. I am now offering 1/2 yards of silk charmeuse fabric 36" x 20" and 4mm silk ribbon in 10 yard lengths. The silk charmeuse is dyed in the same colors that are listed on my fabric page, but the colors are scattered randomly all over the silk. The silk ribbon is dyed in the same gradation manner as the cotton gradation on my fabric page.
I fuse the silk and use it all the time in my fused quilt projects. It is easy to fuse and adds wonderful luminosity to your work. The ribbon is perfect for embellishments and crazy quilting. I have used it in bobbin work as well. I know you will find a fun way to incorporate it into your designs.
New notions
Kretzer Dura-steel perfect grip scissors

My Schedule for the rest of 2011
June 2-4 - NC Quilt Symposium Raleigh, NC
June 8-12 Beach Cities Quilters Guild, Mission Viejo, CA
July 2-5 Sisters Outdoor Quilt show, Sisters OR
August 4-13 family trip
August 16-17 Kalamoze MI
August 22-23 and 27 Prairie Star Quilters, St Charles IL
September 8-10 Quilt Expo - 3 Machine Quilting classes and featured speaker
September 12-13 Calico Cutters, West Chester PA
September 13 Brandywine Valley Quilters - lecture
October 8-10 Springfield Quilt Guild, Springfield IL
November 1-6 IQA Festival of Quilts Houston -booth and teaching
November 17 Pride of the Prairie Quilt Guild- Plainfield IL
Tell a friend
I hope you will take a moment and share my newsletter with one of your quilting friends. As always, I appreciate your business.
Keep creating wonderful work.