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carolyn friedlander best of 2015

Best of 2015 + a giveway

December 31, 2015 by carolyn friedlander 260 Comments

It seems like every year goes by in a flash, and 2015 was no exception. While wondering where it all went, I took a look back through my archives to find the best of 2015--an excellent exercise ...

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Quilt for Aneela.

June 19, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

This past weekend I put the home improvement list aside and did some sewing, which was a good thing. I worked on a quilt for a friend and did a couple little things including some blocks for the Quilt ...

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cooked excerpt.

June 27, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 5 Comments

I'm a big Michael Pollan fan and have been savoring his most recent book, Cooked. It's fabulous. And this part (on page 195) especially struck me when I got to it.   "Once I committed a couple ...

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back at it.

June 12, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 1 Comment

  CAMP was awesome. 4 days in the High Sierra Mountains with some awesome new friends plus totally unplugging did this body good. I'm totally stoked to be doing what I do and am ready to jump ...

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a little peek.

May 2, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 8 Comments

I feel like I'm finally starting to come out from under my quilt market rock. These last few weeks have felt kind of intense as I put the finishing touches on a bunch of new stuff that I'm about to ...

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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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entering break mode.

December 21, 2012 by carolyn friedlander 5 Comments

It has really been an awesome year, and I continue to be so grateful. And with that, I'm officially entering break mode until the new year. I think it's just the right time to slow down and get to ...

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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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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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book love: toxic traveling and other recent reads.

August 14, 2012 by carolyn friedlander 1 Comment

Lately I've been working on lots of new stuff, which is exciting. But unfortunately none of it is at that sharing stage yet, so I thought I'd take a quilting detour and share some of the good reads ...

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where I sew.

July 9, 2012 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

July means studio tours all month long over at the Pink Chalk blog, and I am LOVING seeing other people's spaces! It's exciting for me to be included in the line-up, and today is my day to share. ...

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herringbone card tutorial.

July 4, 2012 by carolyn friedlander Leave a Comment

In honor of the holiday and the fact that I'm planning to do lots of sewing today, I thought I'd share a fun, little project with you. Being a card person, I like to keep several tricks up my sleeve ...

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feels good to do some knitting.

June 28, 2012 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

Seriously. It's been awhile, which makes me a little sad. When I got back from Market, I re-assessed my knitting situation hoping to get excited about finishing something up. I certainly have enough ...

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plugging back in.

May 28, 2012 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

It feels great to be back home, finally. My trip to Quilt Market was a wonderful adventure and only being able to work from an ipad was a great excuse to unplug a little bit, which I love. I continued ...

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loving TPB this week

May 11, 2012 by carolyn friedlander Leave a Comment

  Just took a minute to check out the submissions from the latest design challenge over at the printed bolt. The challenge was to come up with a design that mapped out the geography of your ...

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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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just peachy.

April 19, 2012 by carolyn friedlander 4 Comments

I'm starting to think that stress is a dirty word, and wondering if it would be more productive just to take it out of my vocabulary. Spring Quilt Market is fast approaching and I'm finding the need ...

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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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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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