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Please use this image with my compliments. See the July 8, 2016 post for some ideas about what to do with it.

Ellen Lindner
Please use this image with my compliments. See the July 8, 2016 post for some ideas about what to do with it.

Ellen Lindner
After making my first 3D Croton leaf, I was excited to make some more. This is A Croton Story: Chapter 2. Can you tell that the two leaf halves are curled? I love that! I modified my assembly technique this time, improving both the construction speed and the appearance. I love that too! This time, I…
Recently, I wrote an article for Quilting Arts magazine about my Double Reverse Applique technique. (You can find it in the February/March 2017 issue.) Double Reverse Applique is a really awesome technique, because it’s both accurate and easy. Here’s the proof: my first attempt at using the technique. And here’s the photo that I used…
I’m continuing to enjoy working on my quilt which was inspired by the beautiful scenery of California. Here it is at 14 blocks (plus one in-progress.) I’m really happy with the way it’s progressing. Check out how much the in-progress block, above, changed in the photo below. I think I probably sliced and diced that…
I’ve been working on incorporating a variety of motifs and colors into one piece of dyed fabric and I finally got one I really love. I rotated it 90 degrees and put it up on the design wall. Now what? I had a lot of fabrics with the right colors, so I pulled them all…
Well, I did it! I managed to push my brain into abstraction territory and I created this tomato. It’s called Tomato Encore. I kinda love it. Partly because of the imagery, and partly because I’m proud of myself for FINALLY working loosely! Here’s a detail shot. I’m continuing to work on some loose experiments,…
After making each art piece I like to study it to see if I can figure out what works and/or what does not. I was particularly happy with this recent quilt, Exuberance, so I studied it a bit. My question: “what makes it successful?” I think it has a strong composition, good use of colors,…