More Class Awesomeness in Lake Mary

Yes, I said AWESOMENESS!  The students in my recent “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” rocked it, and here’s the proof.

Here’s Mel’s inspiration photo.

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Ellen Lindner's "Design  Your Own Nature Quilt" class.  AdventureQuilter.com

And here’s her quilt, well under way.

Ellen Lindner's "Design  Your Own Nature Quilt" class.  AdventureQuilter.com

Isn’t it going to be fabulous?  She did an excellent job of editing the elements down, making it both easier to construct, and more dramatic.  Can you see how the tiny slivers of white make the berries look reflective?  An important detail.  (The tiny dots of pin heads.)

Jeff had a challenging photo, showing fields in a wide variety of distances.

Ellen Lindner's "Design  Your Own Nature Quilt" class.  AdventureQuilter.com

It took a keen eye, and lots of trial and error to get the perspective right.  But, Jeff persevered and it was coming together nicely at the end of day two.

Ellen Lindner's "Design  Your Own Nature Quilt" class.  AdventureQuilter.com

Pat combined two photos, of flowers and undergrowth, to create her composition.
Ellen Lindner's "Design Your Own Nature Quilt" class. AdventureQuilter.com

Ellen Lindner's "Design  Your Own Nature Quilt" class.  AdventureQuilter.com

She got a lot done in two days, and here it is, completely finished.

Ellen Lindner's "Design Your Own Nature Quilt" class. AdventureQuilter.com

Isn’t it bright and happy?  She used the size and placement of her flowers to show depth, and a printed purple fabric to suggest undergrowth.  (Psst.  Did you know that yellow and purple are complementary/opposite colors?  Using them together always adds drama.)

Donna combined several photos to get the image she imagined.

PHOto needed, right side up

Sorry for the glare in the photo above.  Click it to see the dark shadows in the lake beyond the trees.

Here’s her quilt in progress.  Don’t you love the way she’s added the skinny yellow edge to the plants’ leaves?

Ellen Lindner's "Design Your Own Nature Quilt" class. AdventureQuilter.com

Later, Donna added black tulle in the tan (water) area behind the trees.  (Her idea.)  This worked extraordinarily well!  Suddenly, the darker area read exactly like water, with dark reflections.  She stopped the tulle before the far edge of the pond, feathering out several layers.  This gave the water two areas of reflection:  the tan bank and the dark green trees.  And the edge between them was rather fuzzy.  Perfect!

Lynn selected a very spiky flower as the subject for her quilt.  I suggested jagged cutting for the little pieces and it worked beautifully.

Ellen Lindner's "Design Your Own Nature Quilt" class. AdventureQuilter.com

Ellen Lindner's "Design Your Own Nature Quilt" class. AdventureQuilter.com

Ellen Lindner's "Design Your Own Nature Quilt" class. AdventureQuilter.com

Didn’t she do a great job?  This photo was taken at the end of day two and Lynn had her quilt completely quilted and faced.  All she had left to do was to add a label and a sleeve.  Love that!

Whew!  We all worked hard for two days and it was exhilarating!

BTW, this class gets a gold star for use of tulle!  Three of the 11 students used it very effectively, for shadows, reflections, and streams of light. See what I mean about artistic courage?  They owned it!

My hosts and students were fabulous and I hope to work with them again.

Ellen Lindner
P.S.  Learn about the online version of this class.
P.P.S.  See more students’ results from this class.

2 Comments

  1. Maeve Binder says:

    Wow, all of the quilts you have shared with us from this workshop are truly works of art. You are definitely a super teacher to some very talented students. Thanks for sharing all this inspiration. If ever you offer this class in upstate SC or nearby NC, please let me know. I’d love to attend if possible.

  2. ellen says:

    Thanks, Maeve. My students do amazing things!

    I’m limiting my teaching travels to Florida and southern GA, these days. But, my newsletter always includes upcoming classes, both live and online:
    http://www.adventurequilter.com/Newsletter/current.html (You can subscribe to it, if you don’t already.)