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Happy Memorial Day and a giveaway!

May 26, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 200 Comments

Happy Memorial Day, friends. Who's sewing or up to anything else fun? Yesterday I sewed--all day--and it was great.     I had some fun with konas. I've had this idea in my mind since ...

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Bok Tower show and meet up.

May 3, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 9 Comments

    Hey local friends--wanna meet up? I'm back with the details for a local meet up and checking out my current exhibit at Bok Tower happening on May 24. Anyone interested and available ...

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Quilting Florida and packing for a SewDown.

April 10, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 13 Comments

  I'm getting the final pieces together for my (very soon) exhibit at Bok Tower--it opens Saturday--and will include a few images (like the one above) from my upcoming book.   After posting this ...

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New and upcoming events.

January 14, 2014 by carolyn friedlander Leave a Comment

  I just thought I’d share some events coming up this month, as well as some that have been recently added. The 2014 calendar is shaping up with fun stuff! . + This saturday (January 18), I’ll ...

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taking in the scenery.

July 25, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 6 Comments

Where I live in Florida is pretty much at the center of the peninsular part of the state. Florida can be interesting place in that each part can be quite a bit different from the next. Over the last ...

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recent Bok visit.

June 28, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 4 Comments

It was beautiful--as always--to visit Bok Tower yesterday afternoon. It's certainly one of our local luxuries, and they make great efforts to preserve and showcase much of what makes this area so ...

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fun day at the expo.

March 15, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

I had a great time yesterday at the expo--especially teaching my class. Everyone caught on quickly and did beautiful work. No blood and no tears. Good deal.       Deep in ...

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aerial workshop this week.

March 12, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 3 Comments

And the samples are finally done. deep breath.         There are two other colorways to this gang. Meet Mr. Cool.       And Mr. ...

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shipping central.

February 7, 2013 by carolyn friedlander Leave a Comment

My packing tape got a serious workout today. I just sent lots of my babies into the world for some fun things that are coming up.     First on the agenda is QuiltCon. Oh man. I know ...

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winner.

January 24, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 1 Comment

Our winner is lucky #19--Trisha Weekes! I'll be sending you an email super shortly to get your address. Thanks everyone for all your comments! I LOVED reading about your favorite shops, and it feels ...

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giveaway goodies.

January 23, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

I've been gathering some goodies for my giveaway. We've got a ticket for a Craftsy class, a couple postcards, and some architextures mini charm packs. Just leave a comment about your favorite LQS on ...

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local shop love. (+ a giveaway)

January 19, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 49 Comments

  Supporting local and independent business is massively important to me, not only because I work as an independent designer myself, but also because it's what I grew up with.   (I love ...

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Small Business Saturday.

November 24, 2012 by carolyn friedlander Leave a Comment

I do love local. And of all the promotional holidays we have going on right now, this is one that I'm happy to partake of. My mom, sister, and I will be venturing off to our local, independent kitchen ...

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Workshop with the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild.

November 21, 2012 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

Over the weekend, I did a workshop with the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild and had a great time! Here are some shots from the day. We worked on my Olive quilt pattern. It's always really ...

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late summer showers.

September 21, 2012 by carolyn friedlander Leave a Comment

    The early evening showers have been quite regular this week, and I love the drama right before it all goes down. The colors and light get kind of intense. I snapped this yesterday ...

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needle felted.

April 26, 2012 by carolyn friedlander Leave a Comment

  It's nice to try new things. Last weekend it was needle felting thanks to a class at the library.     I'm not gonna lie, it's a little violent. Several people in the class ...

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great catch.

March 23, 2012 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

  I absolutely love this.     I don't normally follow the local freshwater fishing, but I do always flip to the back of the sports section for the business news, and this article ...

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let’s take this show to the beach.

March 16, 2012 by carolyn friedlander 1 Comment

    Vero Beach, here I come.     Tomorrow, 10:00-3:00 I'm helping celebrate the grand opening of the Dragonfly Quilt Shop. They are all settled into their new location at ...

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love jill’s herringbone.

March 11, 2012 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

  Here's a little eye candy from someone else.     After swapping patterns recently, my friend Jill Wolfe made this Herringbone runner. Jill is a very talented designer out of ...

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smells so good.

March 2, 2012 by carolyn friedlander Leave a Comment

The orange blossoms are just starting to bloom. I noticed just a couple days ago when I was driving with the windows down. Probably the best smell ever.   OK, now back to some ...

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