Archive | January, 2023

Fun with Floral Improv – LIVE!

Oh, I forgot how much fun it is to be IN-PERSON with a group of students. Especially when the class is “Floral Improv.” The students were SO excited with their progress and it was exhilarating! See what I mean.

Nancy’s quilt, ready for outline stitching.

Tee’s background is quilted. Once she adds leaves (optional) she’ll be ready to stitch.

Floral Improv class with Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Pat is ready to stitch her piece.

Floral Improv class with Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Lisa S. worked outside her comfort zone, but isn’t it great?

Floral Improv class with Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Lisa M used more muted colors. Hers is also ready for stitching.Floral Improv class with Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Normally, this class runs for 6 hours. We only had about 5, but everyone, like Laura below, completed their compositions in that time.

Floral Improv class with Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Like Laurel, (quilt below,) they’ll add some defining stitching on the poppies, in black.

Floral Improv class with Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

I was really thrilled with the progress made in this class! EVERY student got excellent results. I’ll show you the remaining students’ work in the next post.

Ellen Lindner

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Love It and Leaf It in Tavares, FL – Part Two

More great student results from “Love It and Leaf It,” in Tavares, FL!

Liz with her quilt:

Love It and Leaf It in Tavares, FL. Class taught by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Jeanette’s quilt in-progress:

Love It and Leaf It in Tavares, FL. Class taught by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Betty and her piece:

Love It and Leaf It in Tavares, FL. Class taught by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Laura’s quilt:

Class taught by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Lois didn’t really want to take the class, but she was sharing a ride with one of the students, so she came along and did her own thing. Still, inspired by crotons, as you can see!

Love It and Leaf It in Tavares, FL. Class taught by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

This was a great group to work with and they got excellent results.

Ellen Lindner
P.S. Maybe your guild would enjoy this class too. (Virtual or in-person)

 

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Love It and Leaf It in Tavares, FL – Part One

I sure had fun teaching two classes in Tavares, FL! Although I enjoy teaching via Zoom and feel that it’s very effective, there’s nothing like being in the same room with a group of quilters.

The first class was called “Love It and Leaf It” and it was only 2.5 hours long. Just look what these ladies accomplished in that time!

Here’s Anita with hers.

Love It and Leaf It in Tavares, FL. Class taught by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Tee, with hers in-progress.

Love It and Leaf It in Tavares, FL. Class taught by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Linda, the guild president, was happy with her results.

Love It and Leaf It in Tavares, FL. Class taught by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Phyllis added a forward fold to her green leaf. I love that!

Love It and Leaf It in Tavares, FL. Class taught by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Pat’s quilt:

Class taught by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Aren’t these great?

I’d love to teach this class for your guild, too.

Ellen Lindner

 

 

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Sassy Women in Tavares

I just taught two classes in Tavares, FL, and we all had a blast!

It didn’t take me long to figure out that this group was a little different from most. In the first class one of the students had just had major dental work. So, she was wearing a proper name tag, but also this:

Sassy women in Tavares, FL. A fun class with Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Oh, the poor thing! But, wasn’t it sweet of her friend to make her this extra tag?

This group meets WEEKLY. As a result, they all know one another well and have a wonderful camaraderie. So, maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised, during the IMPROV class, when I caught one of them using a paper cup to draw her circle “by eye.” And even after I caught her she kept using it! As I was playfully reprimanding her, someone pointed out this student:

Sassy women in Tavares, FL. A fun class with Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Yes, that’s a compass. WHAT was up here?!?

And, before I could recover from that shock, the students pointed out what another student brought:

Sassy women in Tavares, FL. A fun class with Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Really? For an IMPROV class???

It was all quite comical. What a sassy, fun bunch of women! Thankfully, they did loosen up and I can’t wait to show you their excellent work.

Ellen Lindner

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“Twigs” Complete

For the first time I worked on two quilts at the same time, finishing them up very close together. Here’s the latest, Twigs.

Twigs, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

Twigs

I’m very happy with it. And here’s a detail shot.

Twigs - detail, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

The dark twigs were done in the dyeing stage. The white ones were added after piecing, with acrylic paint. As you can see, I used the same stencil for both.

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Ellen Lindner
P.S. After neglecting it for quite some time, I’m finally hemming and altering clothes. At only 5′ tall, I do a lot of that!

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“Fragrant Canopy” Complete

I’m SO happy with my latest quilt, Fragrant Canopy.

Fragrant Canopy, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

It started as one piece of fabric which I dyed/printed. That fabric makes up the left two-thirds of the completed quilt.

I had great fun working on the details, especially adding some black hand stitching.

Fragrant Canopy - detail, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

Fragrant Canopy - detail, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

I love everything about this quilt! Not only the results, but also the process and the things I learned.

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Ellen Lindner

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Need More Measuring Spoons?

I’ve been cooking a lot more lately, and have been frustrated by my limited quantity of measuring spoons. Although we have several sets, it seemed that the one I needed was always dirty. So, I suggested to my husband that he give me a set as a stocking stuffer.

As I unwrapped gifts on Christmas morning, I opened one that was rather heavy for its small size. Inside I found this.

A full measure of blessings. Ellen Lindner blog, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

That’s right: he had given me FOUR sets of measuring spoons! That cracked everyone up.

There was another gift that I kept reaching for but my husband kept telling me to save it for last. Finally, I got to open it and what did I find?

A full measure of blessings. Ellen Lindner blog, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

You guessed it, another FOUR sets! We all had another good laugh.

Eventually, we starting unwrapping gifts from our stockings and I opened this.

A full measure of blessings. Ellen Lindner blog, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

And a little deeper down, this.

A full measure of blessings. Ellen Lindner blog, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

That’s right, I had TEN new sets of measuring spoons! Hubby definitely gets the award for most creative this year!

Later, I got to thinking about all the blessings those measuring spoons represent. Home, food, family, time, and health. I’m so thankful for all of these.

I hope you will also have many blessings in the coming year. A full measure.
And that you will recognize the blessings as just that. An over flowing measure.

Maybe you’ll find that you even need more measuring spoons.

Wishing you a wonderful new year over flowing with health and happiness.

Ellen Lindner

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