"She Looked for Blessings and Found Them," detail. A self-portrait art quilt by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com

“She Looked for Blessings and Found Them” Complete

She Looked for Blessings and Found Them is the tile of my just completed self-portrait. Here’s a photo of the full quilt. It’s height matches my own, at 60″. And it’s 12″ wide.

"She Looked for Blessings and Found Them." A self-portrait art quilt by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com
She Looked for Blessings and Found Them
(A self-portrait)

What makes this piece special are the statements I’ve stitched in telling things I’ve done over the years. Some are cute and others are not so complimentary, but the combination gives a good insight into who I am.

"She Looked for Blessings and Found Them," detail. A self-portrait art quilt by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com

I hope you’ll check out all the detail shots which show these statements and really tell the story.

Ellen Lindner
P.S. See this quilt in-progress.

 

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