“Exuberance” Complete
I’m very happy with my latest piece, Exhuberance.

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And here’s a photo of what it might look like installed in an interior.

I love that I can show it to scale like this!
Ellen Lindner
I’m very happy with my latest piece, Exhuberance.

See more photos and information.
And here’s a photo of what it might look like installed in an interior.

I love that I can show it to scale like this!
Ellen Lindner
Here’s my challenge piece, complete. I call it Fragrant Climb. Detail: In a nod to the small flowers near the stairs in the inspiration photo, I drew on additional open-petal ones (above.) I liked the effect and will use it again. I’m pretty happy with this piece. Especially since I wasn’t that crazy about the inspiration…
You may remember this piece that I made last year, Adrenaline Rush. I liked it pretty well, but I never felt like it really sang. So, when my art group had a critique session, I took this quilt for comments. As it turns out, the group liked it very well, except for one thing. I took…
In Part One I showed you how to mark large irregular circle shapes. Now, let’s learn how to make smaller flowers. I did this sample on a t-shirt and I wanted the design to be on the front only. Therefore, I put a baking sheet inside the shirt. Draw 5 small dots with a Sharpie….
While visiting our local zoo, we got to see an art exhibit called “Washed Ashore.” It featured large animal sculptures made entirely from trash which was found on beaches. The pieces were quilt large and very impressive. This puffin gives you an idea of the attention to detail that was used. Gatorade lids add texture to the…
I got brave and decided to cut into some of my specialized fabrics. These are hand dyes that have a variety of motifs, scales, or colors. They’re not “yardage” and are a little more challenging to use. These were my starting three. The left fabric reminded me of kiwifruit, so I began to think of…
Oh my, have I had fun. After reading an article by Sharon Carvalho in Quilting Arts magazine, I started playing with blending layers in Photoshop Elements. First, I selected three images for experimentation. My bottom layer was the result of a painting experiment. Next came a layer of messy text. Although it seems to be…