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
with some of my precious Freddy scraps!
Also included were bubbles, a happy noise maker,
polka dot pencil, Curly Girl stationery, and tissue.
My husband recently returned from a trip to Guatemala
where he bought some worry dolls, so
I attached one to each basket (in a house of course).
Just in case any lady had a worry...
she would have a way to release it!
Freddy shared some of her ideas on creativity.
I took some notes
and would like to share what I heard her say
(a mix of what she really said with my own memory twist).
You think you don't know how to do it,
but you do!
The hardest part is getting started.
So, take the part (block) you like the most...
make a few...
put it on the design wall...
or make some strata...
or just start sewing some pieces of fabric together...
pretty soon...
the parts (blocks) will start to tell you
the parts (blocks) will start to tell you
what it wants to be...a medallion quilt, a row quilt, etc.
Here's Freddy,
without a ruler,
making a liberated star.
Here's Freddy,
(with Carrol in the background)
talking about contrast
(of course!)
Contrast can be light and dark,
curvy and straight, etc.
BUT,
contrast can be a difference in mood!
Ahhh....
Here she has three bolts she felt conveyed a different mood.
She said it's not only the color,
but the way color is used,
and most importantly,
THE VALUE!
Freddy believes that the success of her quilts
is probably due to color,
BUT...
because she learned VALUE,
the colors can be seen!
AHA!
Here's Freddy
searching through the ever generous
Marta's glorious scrap collection.
She demonstrated some of her parts department
and then she demonstrated how she makes her collages.
Collage is her new favorite creative play.
Watch the magic...
Freddy said quilting should be
a total joy
and
each one of us
has the potential
to find that joy.
I think...
for me...
the best thing about Freddy is that
she is all about
living life to the fullest
doing what your love
fearlessly
that's a great philosophy
not only for quilting
but also for life!
