Whew! After LOTS of rearranging and trial and error, I’ve finally finished this piece. And I’m quite happy with it.
The finished piece is 36″ x 26″. It’s available for $695.
The yellow in this detail shot looks a little yellow-green, but it will show you the circular quilting pattern, done both on the machine and by hand.
I think it’s well named, don’t you?
Ellen Lindner
P.S. See recent posts about how I dyed the fabric for this, and in-progress construction photos.
One thing I’ve learned while blogging about my dyeing adventures is how to correctly spell the word. 🙂 Thanks to all you readers who pointed out the need for a letter E in the word dyeing. I think I’ve got it now. And I hope you’ll excuse my misspelled pun in the title. 34 fabrics,…
I’ve created quite a few butt-ugly fabrics during my dying experiments. (No offense to butts!) However, I know that I can save most of them, so they’re only “problems,” until I can get around to rescuing them. In the meantime, they’re teaching me what NOT to do. Like screen printing with liquid dye instead of…
It was a very good night for fiber at the opening of 100% Pure Florida, in Melbourne, FL. There were four fibers pieces in the juried show, which included 50+ pieces. Just take a look at this beaded dragon, made by Jennifer Shibona. Although it looks great as a sculpture, it’s also wearable. See the metallic…
Whoo-boy, the quilt of my brothers ended up taking quite a bit longer than I anticipated, but I’m very happy with the finished result. I got to show it to my family in the almost-complete stage, and they LOVED it. That was very gratifying. Here are few detail shots. My brother Ricky. My brother Todd….
I really enjoyed Hye Shin’s recent exhibit at the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, in Melbourne, FL. It was called Light and Shadow, and it was very interesting. Hye does a lot of weaving, but also makes very sculptural pieces and unique installations. Her lobby installation was entitled Dandelion Wishes was and it was my favorite of all…
Have you heard about “painting” with Sharpies? The idea is to draw with a Sharpie on to fabric, and then to apply rubbing alcohol, which makes the color bleed in interesting ways. Here’s a quick tutorial. After reading it, I was ready to give it a try. I used a fine tipped black Sharpie, which…
Perfect summer market quilt.
Hi Patricia, you hit the nail on the head. I got the idea from a market photo. Oh, the colors!
Love these deep red beet colors!
Yep, Barbara, it was the colors that inspired me. This quilt is all about color. (Well, and value, and composition.)
I like this very much!
Thanks, Lynda!
I really like it – colors, design, balance, stitching
Thanks so much, Michele. The balance and design took a bit of trial and error. (Thanks for noticing the results!)
Really neat piece, Ellen, and I LOVE its name.
Thanks, Martha! (Maybe I’ll enter it into the “Gastronomy” exhibit.)
You’ve certainly achieved a high energy piece with the color and circular motifs…..hurrah!!!
Thanks, Mary. The color was fun. The circles were a little challenging, since they were the only shape I had to work with.
Perfect! Dynamic and very cool story.
Thanks, Cindy!