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Frieda and frieda
We are all set up and ready for business in our booth in Paducah KY at the AQS show and I had a wonderful visitor who’s name is Frieda! I never meet anyone with my name and if I do they rarely spell it...
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I feel so lucky to have such a great art center, The Fine Line in St Charles, IL so close to me here in the suburbs of Chicago. I will be taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity to sign up for a...
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Memorial Day SALE – 15%
Top 10 reasons to buy something from FrieStyle this week! 15% Sale 10. You need gradation fabric to finish that project. 9. You need that color fabric for your stash. 8. You will be looking for that...
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Christmas in July – well not quite
My friend Roberta is a wonder. She is a wonderful friend, she is a wonderful gardener and she is a wonderful quilter. Roberta is mostly a traditional quilter, but she likes to try EVERYTHING. Roberta...
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Take a class with ME!
I recently realized how easy it is and what a bargain it is to take one of my classes! I took a class with another teacher and spent weeks getting ready for it as well as going out and buying special...
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Rhubarb
I remember my husband’s grandmother always had Rhubarb growing in her vegtable garden. She used to make a wonderful Rhubarb bread. I still have the recipe, too bad I don’t cook much any more. I love...
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Help me name this
I have dyed a new gradation color way. Rich in brown’s and oranges this new color way needs a name. I have tentatively called it TreeBark. Help me give it a good descriptive name. If I pick your...
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Monday morning
Going back to work after the weekend always takes a little doing. Do any of you struggle with Monday morning blues? I find that getting outside and walking helps or doing my morning routine of working...
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Whispering Pines and Seaside Village
I have added two new classes to my workshop page. They are two of my new patterns – Seaside Village and Whispering Pines. These are both raw edge fused designs and both are made using my Rainbow...
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Rainy Rainy June
Boy it has been a rainy month of June this year. Everywhere in the news there is rain and here in Illinois is no exception. I have to say that with all the rain the plants look great and my flowers are...
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Classes at the IQF show in Houston 2015
As many of you know the catalogs are out for the Houston show that takes place each year the last week of October. I will again be teaching my Frieda’s Fun Fast Free Motion Machine Quilting class. This...
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Diaper Shirt
I was recently at my sisters house going through my mother’s stuff and I ran across this little “diaper” shirt that my grandmother made either when I was born or when my sister was born. My sister and...
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Schmetz needles newsletter
Do you get this newsletter? You should. All good things to know. These are the needles I use when I am quilting with rayon thread. Needle Points from Rhonda My sewing and quilting is often driven by...
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Autumn Trees
One of the ways that I like best to work is to use one of my gradated fabrics to give me inspiration to start a new quilt. I recently completed this little top that I’m calling Autumn Trees using my...
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CRAFTSY Sale weekend
The Sale is on. Now through Wednesday September 9 get many classes 50% off. Don’t miss this great opportunity. Here is a link to the page my class is listed on. Machine Quilting the Home Sweet Home...
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Week-end is over
What with the holiday you may have missed going shopping on CRAFTSY. The Craftsy sale is still on through Wednesday. There are many great classes to get at 50% off. My class Machine Quilting the Home...
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Filming for Quilting Arts TV
Laura and I are in Solon OH filming a few episodes for Quilting Arts TV. We are doing one segment together and then each of us are doing two segments on our own. Here is a look at some of what I will...
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Stitch in the Ditch
I do a lot of “stitch in the ditch” with all of my machine quilted projects. When I do stitch in the ditch next to something long and straight I like to leave my feed dogs up and let the machine do the...
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September Special
Don’t let the September Special get away. I have been dyeing fabrics all summer long, getting ready for my classes and my booth at the IQA show in Houston later this fall. I have over dyed the amount...
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Wild Wild West
My sister and I have been on the road between Rapid City SD and Steamboat Springs CO were I will have taught classes. We have made a wide circle going to Mt Rushmore then headed over to Yellowstone...
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