I used to teach a class called Instant Art Quilt. In it, students started with a gorgeous piece of hand dyed fabric, (the kind you’re afraid to cut up,) and I lead them through tearing it up and rearranging the pieces. The results were always beautiful and my students really enjoyed the class. “This has…
I belong to SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) which has an auction each fall as a fund raiser. Members are asked to donate 12″ x 12″ quilts which are auctioned off online. I wanted to participate but was a little pressed for time. Therefore, I decided to revisit an earlier quilt idea. I decided to…
Remember this quilt, which I completed recently? It sold almost right away to an artist friend of mine. She says it “nagged” at her for several weeks after first seeing it, so she knew she had to have it. And also that it would fit their new home very well. And boy does it. Isn’t…
I’ve really enjoyed adding hand stitching to my indigo piece. I selected three colors of embroidery floss and used them alternately. I started with a simple running stitch in the chevron area, later backed up with a stem stitch. Machine quilting was later added to play up the chevron pattern. I also used stem stitching…
I really enjoy teaching my class “Design Your Own Nature Quilt!” In it, students learn about design and composition, then use their own photos to create a quilt. The results are always great and the process is exhilarating. (Actually, the process can also be a little intimidating but the students are told to pack their…
Being blessed with a bunch of indigo fabrics, I was ready to make an art piece with them. I knew I’d like to add an accent color, but which one? After some auditioning, I decided on the pink/orange family. But, how to best use these wonderful designs? I didn’t really want to cut into them,…
What an unexpedted delight. My sewing group meets in a local library and when we walked in today we were greeted with this new art installation. Aren’t they great? There was a recent class about making these flowers and I guess this was the collective result. They’re made from paper and each one is about…
Well, here it is, version two now complete: Mid-October. After completely finishing AND photographing version one, I began to think it was too dark. It just didn’t remind me of the bright fall colors I was going for. See what I mean? (Actually, the two quilts photographed slightly differently, but I think you can see the…
Working on this quilt inspired by fall foliage, I added many more little orange bits. Hmm, maybe I got carried away there. I removed a few and it looked better. And here it is finished, called Mid-October. I liked it. But something was bothering me. Ellen Lindner P.S. Have you ever had that nagging feeling that…
Remember the great fabric I used in my quilt Initial Response? I still had half of it, ready to use on the next project. This portion made me think of fall leaves, with the twigs and branches of trees peeking through. Can you see it? That was enough to get me started. From there I cut it into…