How do you reward students in an online class? I’ve decided on a digital gold star. I wanted to make a special fabric star as my starting point and a friend loaned me a 3D pattern from Fabri Flair. Perfect! First, fabric selection. I wanted to use my hand-dyed scraps and for each piece to…
Whew, I’ve been working hard to get my class, Double Reverse Appliqué online. And I’m SO proud of it! It features a ton of short videos. They make it easy to understand and also easy to work in steps. And check out the killer class project. In this class you not only learn the Double…
I’ve you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you know that I’m not shy about cutting up a quilt. Sometimes I rearrange the pieces and create a new, more exciting composition. Other times, I use the new smaller pieces as the start of new little works of art. Such was the case with this COMPLETELY…
I’m really excited to be gearing up for online teaching! And when I say “gearing up” there’s emphasis on the gear itself. The lights, which my husband had to repair. The camera, which I had to learn to use properly. (Thank goodness for YouTube!) And the set ups. This one for standing was pretty straight…
My studio isn’t that big, but I make it work hard. I made a short video about it. (I even had to climb on the table at one point to get the proper view.) Check out all my videos here. What studio tricks and tips do you have? Ellen Lindner
I haven’t done any garment sewing in ages, but all my luscious hand-dyed fabrics have had me thinking about using some in this way. This is the fabric that started it all. Isn’t it gorgeous? Although I’ve been dying to use it, I wasn’t sure how to use it in combination with other large scale…
I’m apparently quite enamored with these 3D Croton Leaves. They’re all part of a larger series (or installation?) called A Croton Story. Here’s Chapter 3. And a detail shot. I hope you can tell that the two halves of the leaf sort of fold up around the central vein, but with quite a bit of downward curl…
She Looked for Blessings and Found Them is the tile of my just completed self-portrait. Here’s a photo of the full quilt. It’s height matches my own, at 60″. And it’s 12″ wide. What makes this piece special are the statements I’ve stitched in telling things I’ve done over the years. Some are cute and…
My art quilt group, the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists, have a really interesting challenge going on. We’re all making self-portraits, each the height of the maker. Isn’t that a cool idea? They also have to be skinny: no more than 12″ wide. I wanted to include a lot of text in mine, stating my characteristics…
From fat quarters to large quilts we all have the need to store our quilting possessions in an organized way. I’ve created a video that shows how I do this. Join me in the closet and we’ll explore together. Here are a few still images that may give you a better view. What…