My latest quilt, Autumn Skyline, exclusively uses fabrics dyed by me.
Initially inspired by fall trees, it evolved into an urban park.
It has extensive quilting throughout.
Isn’t it amazing what quilting adds to the final product?
Ellen Lindner
I’ve been wanting to do a series of quilts about my family. I made the first one, Happy Family, which used circles to represent people. With that one the circles were an 11th hour addition. For the next one I wanted to be much more intentional. After selecting green for the background of my current quilt it…
You wouldn’t think that three galleries of “head shot” portraits would be that interesting. But, it really was. In the hands of painter Ray Turner, each person not only looks different, but in many cases, their personalities shine through. This grouping was on the main wall at the Foosaner Art Museum, in Melbourne, FL. Can…
Oh my goodness: opening night at the 100% Pure Florida exhibit was mobbed! It was very difficult to move around, but this was one of those “good problems to have.” My piece “Lava to the Sea” was over in the corner. Not ideal, but that’s okay. It won an award of merit even so! Yippee!…
You can’t get it right all the time. And knowing that relieves a certain amount of any perfectionist tendencies. I fully embrace the unexpected “mistakes.” Like this one. This was created with a special type of interfacing stencil. It’s shown wet here, which means it’s darker than it will be after washing. BUT. If you…
The six months since I taped episodes for Quilting Arts TV seemed like an eternity! But, finally, I got to see myself on TV today!!! Woohoo! First up was episode 1902, which is about using photos as design inspiration for quilts. These shots were taken directly from my TV. And here it is folks: My…
I quilted my latest quilt and was pretty happy with it. But, as I studied it, one spot bugged me. I thought this spot was too busy and that a solid piece of fabric would look better. Should I applique a different fabric over the current one? Maybe something brown or purple? As I auditioned…