Remember when I went on a Photo Safari with my fiber art friends? One of our assignments was to photograph something with contrasts. I thought the sharp thorns and round berries of this palm fit the bill perfectly. Click on any image for a larger view I really enjoyed my last palm quilt, and decided […]
Here’s my finished palm frond quilt, which I’ve named “Crisscross.” I’m quite happy with it! Click any image for a larger view “Crisscross,” detail: 30″h x 40″w, $1250 US As with all my quilts, you can audition this one in your home for two weeks before commiting to the purchase. Find the details here. Ellen […]
I’m having great fun working on my latest quilt. It’s inspired by a photo I took on an outing with some friends. Click any imagerfor a larger view Don’t you love the way the spiky palm fronds cross? I think the contrasting values and the resulting shapes are very interesting. Although the photo already had […]
In an earlier post I showed you the blue-green embroidery I added to try to better integrate the blue sky into the tan and cream color palette. But, doggone it, that blue sky just still seemed too bright. Can you tell from this photograph? No? How about this one? Definitely too bright, right? I decided […]
In this small quilt, I wanted to feature corn stubs poking up through the snow. I love the way they march in parallel lines across the rolling hills. Click any image for a larger view As you can see, I added other details such as trees and fencing. At this point, my nagging doubts about […]
Can you tell I’ve been busy? This is the scrap pile that’s been growing as I’ve been working on my latest silk landscape. Even the scraps are gorgeous! (Don’t worry, I won’t throw them away. They might even inspire another piece.) Here’s my sketch: Different fabric colors will establish the design, machine quilting will add to the […]
After creating Summer Fields, I just had to continue working with some of the other luscious silks I had. This time, I selected a palette of creams and tans. Pretty, right? Plan A was to cut (burn) the fabrics into squares and to create a mosaic background. From there, I intended to cut into the squares to […]
