PURE HAPPINESS = FREDDY MORAN!

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

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!