After cutting up a finished quilt, I used it as the starting point for EIGHT new Notes for a Friend. Here are four of them, #23-26. Click any image for a larger view. #23 I had fun adding cross stitches, #24and French knots, #25 little bits of fabric, #26 and hand stitched twigs. I really enjoy creating […]
Here are the Notes for a Friend, #16 and #17. These are part of the group that started life as an ugly quilt. Note #16, shown on black background Detail. Click for larger view Note #17, Detail. Click for larger view These small pieces are a BIG improvement over the original quilt! Find purchase information […]
Some months ago, I cut up an unsuccessful quilt and used the pieces as the starting points for another set of Notes for a Friend. These are the first two resulting quilts. #14, photographed against black: #Detail. Click to enlarge #15. Click to enlarge Detail I especially like mounting these tiny quilts on framed glass. I’ll […]
Although it might seem like I’ve only had Korea on the brain, I’ve actually been doing lots of artsy things in the month since our return. You may recall that I started a few new “Notes for a Friend” at an art festival, where I asked passersby to help me select fabrics. I’ve now completed Notes […]
The last “note” in the most recent series: With the addition of hand embroidered trees, this piece is the closest to my original vision. I also love the “goose bumps” quilting on the left and the blue hand stitching. Maybe one of my favorite “notes.” Click on any image for a larger view. This […]
Click any image for a larger view See this piece framed “in” a see-through frame. Enjoy the entire series. Ellen Lindner
My latest set of three “Notes for a Friend” is now complete. Here’s #7. Click any image for a larger view. And here’s a detail shot. My original inspiration was a cloudy winter day. But two things happened along the way: 1 – I didn’t have the barely grey fabrics I needed for such imagery. […]
“Ugh, that looks terrible.” And so it begins. The recognition that I’ve got a problem. Never a happy moment! But, thankfully, these problems sometimes point me in a totally new direction which greatly improves the piece. Like this recent one. I’ve been working on the next set of “Notes for a Friend.” I wanted to […]
Ooh, I love the hot fucshia line in “Note for a Friend #6.” These were the colors I set out to use and I think they’re very effective. I was really happy with the embroidery, too. (Click the image for a much better view.) $59 unframed, or $79 framed/mounted on glass See this post for an […]
Here’s “Note for a Friend #5. I didn’t intend to use yellow. However, my green and yellow scraps share a container. As I was working some green out, a yellow piece of fabric fell onto my composition and it really seemed to work. The orange happened in a similar way. I planned to use fucshia in this […]
