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 have a new favorite app: ArtStage (available for iphone only.) The app allows me to digitally hang my artwork in various spaces. What fun! Don’t you love this little setting, above? What makes it perfect for my purposes is that it’s a good size for the size of Happy Family, the quilt. Can you…
I’m working on a new project, inspired by some great new fabrics. The bulk of these were painted by Pat Pauly. I purchased them to use together and they make my mouth water! In the photo above I’ve folded each one to reveal the parts I intend to work with. I think a good dose…
Sometimes you just need to wrap a twig in fabric. Update: Degen asked about my technique, so here’s some more information: At my local quilt store they save the tiny strips cut from fabric as they create fat quarters. Then, they bag them up and sell them. These are what I used, which means they’re…
Siena is a small medieval town in the heart of Tuscany. The city center is maintained to look the way it did in the 1300’s. It’s very picturesque (or, it would be, if seen on a sunny day. It was rainy and overcast for us.) The piazza and the town hall tower are the center…
If you’re near Stuart, FL I think you’ll really enjoy the Uncommon Threads exhibit at the Court House Cultural Center. It includes a wide variety of fiber art: wearable, works with fabric, works with paper, and a wide variety of mixed media. This piece, by Meryl Ruth was my favorite. I just love the body language, especially…
As I continued auditioning fabrics for my latest quilt, I was thinking mostly about value contrast. (Light and dark.) This is where I left off. I could see that it needed some darker values to add some punch. What about some dark green on the right? Yes. I thought it would work. Plus, I…