Archive | March, 2022

My Episode on “The Quilt Show”

By Ellen Lindner on March 29, 2022 in Uncategorized

I have to admit: it’s pretty exhilarating to be on an episode of The Quilt Show! It went live a few days ago and I’m really happy with the results!

Check out the trailer:
Ellen Lindner on The Quilt Show. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

In this episode I teach three different segments.
1 – Drawing inspiration from a photo. (But not reproducing it perfectly.)
2 – Design basics: focal point and balance
3 – A glued collage technique I call “Sticky Fingers.” It uses fabric, but there’s no stitching. Super easy!

The Quilt Show has an online membership format. If you’re a member you can view all the videos and other content at any time. If you’re not already a member you can sign up for a free 7 day trial. Either option will get you access to the episode.

Watching the episode I was reminded of how much fun we had that day. I hope you’ll get to enjoy it!

Ellen Lindner

Working on a New Class: Sticky Fingers

By Ellen Lindner on March 24, 2022 in Uncategorized

I’ve been BUSY getting a new online class ready to go. It’s called Sticky Fingers and it’s a glued collage technique. This is the class sample:

I really love it.

For the purposes of the course I needed to make another one, so I could record it. And I chose pastel colors. VERY unusual for me, but I really like these bright and happy hues just as much.

Here it is, in-progress.

Along with a very wet in-progress detail shot.

And here’s the final result:

Ooh, me likey! What do you think?
Which do you prefer?

This was really fun to make! (I have such a great job.) ~~I’ll have the class published in a few days.~~ Update: the class is now ready to en joy.

Full class details

I think you’ll really like it.

I’m getting excited!
Ellen Lindner
P.S. In case it’s not obvious: this is a non-sewing project. Anyone can do it!

Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists: “In the Style of…”

By Ellen Lindner on March 12, 2022 in Uncategorized

For our second self-portrait challenge, the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists made quilts in the style of their favorite artists. These included abstract, pop, impressionist, and whimsical styles, to name a few.

These were made by Marilyn Seibring and Andrea Luliak.

These were made by me, (Ellen Lindner,) Sandy Shenker, and Becky Stack.

Jill Brown, Dij Pacarro, and Laura Ruiz created these quilts.

Gabriele DiTota, Kathryn Robinson, and Ruth Anne Parker made these pieces.

Can you find pieces inspired by “Whistler’s Mother,” the work of Peter Max, and Andrew Wyeth?

Ellen Lindner
P.S. See the associated posts about our other self-portrait challenges.

Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists: Live and On Stage!

By Ellen Lindner on March 8, 2022 in Uncategorized

I’m very fortunate to belong to a small art quilt group called “Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists.” The group consists of twelve very skilled and VERY creative fiber artists who don’t mind trying new things and taking risks. We LOVE to get together and share our passion for art quilting (and other fiber media!) We always have fun when we’re together.

Occasionally we give ourselves challenges, primarily so we can show our work to others in a cohesive way. This really worked to our advantage, recently, when the Seaside Piecemakers, of Melbourne, FL, invited us to take over the entire stage as part of their biennial quilt show. We had multiple challenges to show off and it made for an excellent exhibit! See what I mean, below.

Check out the quilts on the two left panels. They’re our self-portrait challenge called “The Measure of a Woman.” Each one is the height of the maker and no more than 12″ wide. They’re arranged by height. Isn’t that neat?

Here’s the left panel. L-R the quilts were made by me (Ellen Lindner,) Marilyn Seibring, Ruth Anne Parker, and Dij Pacarro.
(I’m always the shortest in any group.)

And the right panel. These were made by Laura Ruiz, Jill Brown, Sandy Shenker, Gabriele DiTota, Becky Stack, and Kathryn Robinson.

I just love this idea and so did our viewers. We got lots of comments and questions. It was fun to interact with quilt lovers and tell them about this challenge.

Ellen Lindner
P.S. I have many more photos to show you from this exhibit. Stay tuned.

Going Back and Making Changes

By Ellen Lindner on March 2, 2022 in Uncategorized

Last summer, I made a quilt called Beet Salad. I put a lot of work into it, including dyeing all the fabrics especially with this quilt in mind. This was the final result.

Beet Salad

Although I liked it, somehow it didn’t quite meet my vision. I wasn’t sure what it needed. Recently, (when I finally put it away,) I studied it again and decided the color contrast was just too harsh. Especially with those yellow circles.

So, I removed them, and this is the new rendition.