Still testing one of my blog features. Here’s a little eye candy in appreciation for putting up with this.
This is Carefree, on of my favorite pieces. It features my son and two of his cousins skipping down my parents’ farm road.
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Ellen Lindner
I did a second fun Zoom class with the Ann Arbor gals. This time it was Double Reverse Appliqué. They made great progress. Just look. Jennifer chose muted colors and they worked beautifully. (BTW, the focus on Zoom is great. It’s reduced here because the image has been copied and manipulated so many times.) Colleen finished…
Meg’s photo gave her a clear cut design path. But, she still had to think about how to best depict the background and about the best proportions. This is what she came up with. Oops, I see she had moved a couple of blossoms as I took this photo. They were actually all joined to…
I recently got to participate in a very cool event. I belong to an organization called SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates.) The Florida region had an all day event called Art, Meet, and Greet. It was a blast! We got to see a regional exhibit, earn door prizes, participate in a regional meeting, have Show…
I sure had fun attending the opening reception for “Growth”, in Dunedin, FL. It was held at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center. It’s a beautiful facility with TONS of activities. This is the view as you first step into the gallery. Impressive, right? It’s hard to tell in this photo but the walls are a…
After many distractions, I finally got back to working on my Red Bud quilt. I decided to name it “Spring Forth,” because I was captivated by the way the Red Bud blossoms pop right up out of the trunks. I got lucky with the background fabrics. Many of them had colorful dots which worked…
In addition to the gorgeous indigo, my fabrics dyed with Procion mx dyes also turned out well. I didn’t have time to thoroughly wash them at first, so I draped them around my back porch for drying. So pretty! Believe it or not, these fabrics were made by simply wadding and scrunching up a piece…
It works! Thanks!