Freddy moran

Fabulous Fifteen! This week - Jo Morton is sharing one of my favorite blocks, the T-block. Why is it my favorite? It's got flying geese and half-triangle squares! It's also a block that allows for a lot of variation just by changing color and value placement. It also has flying geese and half-triangle squares. That's Tammy's block - it's made with pieces from Gooseberry Lane by Kansas Troubles, Coral Bells by Jan Patek and a background from Miniature Gatherings Backgrounds by Lisa Bongean of…

I was lucky enough to take a class from the famous artist/quilter, Freddy Moran, Saturday in Sacramento. I invited my friend Natalie to go with me, and that made the day even better :) This is the house that Freddy built :) She doesn't measure, at least hardly ever, and she doesn't consider herself a sewer either. Here's my freehand house on the left, along with one of my trees on the right. Freddy says that if something doesn't fit, add some more fabric to make it fit, and the extra fabric…

Even though I have many, many works-in-progress which are waiting for quilting, piecing, finding just the right border fabric, figuring out what comes next in a puzzling design I have created, or s…

Hello Stitch Exhibition: January 2 - February 24Reception: January 6, 2pm - 5pm The latest work of the incomparable Freddy Moran, Face the Year is a showcase of women's faces as only Freddy could do them. Known best for her sense of humor and color, she is famous for her phrase, "Red is a neutral!" An internationally recognized, award winning artist, author, and teacher, Freddy Moran did not begin quilting until she was 60 years old. Since that time, she has created countless quilts, all…

Ahhhh pure happiness is... Freddy Moran! Here's some pictures of her forty quilts on display at Island Quilter on Vashon Island. Of course, she is famous for her houses... and her Lady of Guadeloupe works of art... whatever the theme, there is always a vibrant happiness! I arranged to have Freddy come teach a two day class. Sixteen lovely and quite creative ladies gathered at Aunt Mary's for a simply splendid soaking in of all Freddy had to offer. Here's the welcome basket I put together…

freddy moran

They say that Necessity is the Mother of Invention........Is that what they say, I am known to mix up my adages.....I have been quilting for 6 years and 2 months and it has been a journey.....I aspired to be the gifted quilters that my great grandmother, grandmother, mom, aunt and sister were.....within 9 months of beginning to quilt I found myself in therapy....YEP! I wanted to be 'perfect' and was not squaring up my corners, lining up my lines and found myself distraught with the creative…