Grow with the Flow in Maine

The ladies in my Grow with the Flow class learned a lot and got such excellent results!

Here’s Eldora with her quilt. Didn’t she do a great job?

First, they learned how to create an ombre background, with a horizon line. These were pretty to start with, but then the students added skinny accent pieces and everything really came to life! This is Kim’s background, below.

This class – for the only time ever – offered two different sizes. The students who worked in the larger size spent most of the day on their backgrounds. Gail was in a puddle of pink as she worked on hers.

She finished it beautifully.

Charlene also worked in the larger size. She used one of my favorite color combinations.

Complementary (opposite) colors often work well for the accents. Sue is sheepishly showing off one such example. Don’t those accents make everything pop?

Carla went for a sunset feel with hers. I think it works!

After completing their backgrounds, students were ready to add their black and white sprout. I taught them how to “fussy fuse” and they fully embraced it. This is Carol’s result.

And Kate’s. She had fun adding some printed accents. They have lots of zip!

Can you see how everyone paid attention to the light and dark areas of the sprout? They made sure the lightest parts were against the darkest background and vice versa. This was critical to make the sprout show up properly.

Here’s Julie with her quilt. Another dramatic piece!

I really enjoyed teaching these women. They were fun and easy going and not afraid to try something new. (Like raw edges.) They had great results and those who didn’t finish theirs went home knowing how to do so.

You can see earlier student work in the Grow with the Flow gallery.

Ellen Lindner
P.S. The Grow with the Flow class is available by zoom or in person. Here’s more info.