Thankful to be Free!
How blessed I am to live in a country with freedom and democracy!


Happy Independence Day to all US citizens!
Ellen Lindner
P.S. These tiny quilts are from my “Notes for a Friend” series.
How blessed I am to live in a country with freedom and democracy!


Happy Independence Day to all US citizens!
Ellen Lindner
P.S. These tiny quilts are from my “Notes for a Friend” series.
Remember the ornament I showed you in the last post? The one I made for my sister? I made several others, each using my hand dyed scraps. This one is for my husband. He’s a big Florida Gators fan and their colors are orange and blue. Bonus content: We have a prankster friend who loves…
It’s always a joy to visit a regional quilt show and the one in Daytona Beach, in February, was no exception. I kinda changed the way I took pictures this time. Instead of focusing on the big winners I, instead, searched for fine details, great compositions and things that were new to me. I hope…
Here’s my latest little art quilt, And the Band Plays On. I made it as donation for a SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates,) fundraiser which required a size of 12″ x 12″. Fortunately, I had some leftover units from this quilt, which I used as a starting point. After that, it came together easily. I…
Whenever I show one of my improv quilts, people ask if I’m going to teach the technique. I don’t have any plans to teach it right now, so I thought I’d show a little about it here on my blog. There are LOTS of different ways to make improvisational quilts. You’ll find many tutorials on…
After several interruptions, I was finally able to finish my quilt, Tall Grasses. It was inspired by some of the landscape grasses growing in my neighborhood. When the setting sun hits them, the cream colored heads glow an almost pink. As you can see, I ran with that idea, adding my favorite bright colors, and using…
Have you made it to see the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists’ current exhibit, yet? For those of you in the Melbourne, FL area, there’s still time to do so. The show continues through August 30th at the Eau Gallie library. See these two previous posts for lots of images: One and Two. It’s really worth…
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