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
In addition to the fabulous work of Lorraine Turner, the Dunedin Fine Arts Center, (in Dunedin, FL) has an abundance of textile art on display. One of the exhibits is the “New Quilts from an Old Favorite: Bowtie.” Although they all include (or reference) the bowtie block, they’re very creative. Another space features the work…
Although two people might hear the same words, their interpretations can be completely different. This fabric collage by Ellen Lindner depicts that miscommunication.
In preparation for my next dyeing session, I’ve been making stencils. Of course, I did some of the typical sort in which you cut through stiff plastic. Then, I learned about interfacing stencils. These are used with screen printing, which is something I’m trying to learn more about. The basic idea is to paint onto…
“What do key lime pie and beautiful quilts have in common?” Answer: It’s the COMBINATION of ingredients that make it work. This is just one of the concepts students learn in my “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” class. The supply list for this class includes “artistic courage.” And my St. Augustine students definitely packed theirs….
Wow! Wait till you see these fabulous results from our dying day. We began to get an idea of what lay ahead as Gabriele unfolded her pieces and hung them up. Aren’t these awesome? Gabriele used colored fabric for some of her dying, like the yellow and blue one below. And check this one out!…
As usual, I really enjoyed my recent dying session. I was trying out a new color, Tangerine, so I did a lot of swatching to get to know how it worked. The swatches above show what happened when I mixed tangerine with each of my other 7 colors, in 3 ratios, and 3 values. Yes,…