Sunflowers as Inspiration

Two students brought photos of sunflowers as their inspirations.  This was Jo-Ann’s.

Design Your Own Nature Quilt with Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

She needed to make a long skinny piece to fit a particular backing so she was NOT controlled by her photo.  She edited it very successfully.  Here it is before stems are added. Isn’t it vibrant and lively?

Design Your Own Nature Quilt with Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

After her first wonderful piece, Gloria started designing a second piece.  These were her inspiration photos.

Design Your Own Nature Quilt with Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

She started sketching, but could tell that it wasn’t quite right.

Design Your Own Nature Quilt with Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

I suggested that it looked rather top heavy and asked, “What would happen if you rotated it?” She did, and got this.  Much better.

Design Your Own Nature Quilt with Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

I’m sure both of these quilts will be happy and upbeat.

Ellen Lindner

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