Ann was looking for some new pictures of Laura and Frieda -- and it JUST SO HAPPENS I had a conversation that morning with Frieda -- who was at the airport on her way to a show in Pennsylvania...
It would be great if we could convey the beauty of their hand-dyed fabrics...but pictures just don't do them justice. Laura and Frieda use a different technique -- instead of buckets -- they dye the fabric FLAT -- so the colors blend into each other...
Both Laura and Frieda will be giving away one of their patterns WITH the hand-dyed fabric kit.
The techniques they use to create art quilts are perfect for Nancy's favorite sewing past-time -- LANDSCAPE QUILTING...here they are after an appearance on Sewing with Nancy...
They also use the fusible web in a very different way. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO REVERSE THE DESIGN...!!
When paper backed fusible web first came on the scene (yes, I am THAT old) -- we were told to leave the paper on, then trace the design on the PAPER - remember? Which meant, of course, that you always had to reverse the design...
I AM SO EXCITED about the 2013 Quilter's Night OUT...Thanks again, Nancy, for recommending them to us! They'll also be teaching a Two-Needle Class on Sunday morning.
Barb E. sent this email, "Two years ago I took a class from Laura and it changed the way I sew. I've been using fusible web for 20 years, but I have NEVER thought about using it her way. That workshop was a big AH-HA moment for me. I'm so excited about the Two Hot Fuser Chicks."
WE ARE, TOO...!! AND Janome is the official sponsor this year -- and you've gotta love their slogan...BELIEVE IN YOUR CREATIVITY...
Stay tuned to this blog -- there will be NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS every day for the next week or so...
(Then, hopefully, I'll take a break to get my sewing done!)...
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