My latest piece, Heat Wave, is now complete.
I’m quite happy with it! The design was dictated, in part, by the triangular orange scraps I had on hand. I like the sharp points.
At 35 x 35, this piece is available for $1200. See more photos.
I used ALL of my orange and navy hand dyed fabrics in this piece. I’m looking forward to an upcoming dye session when I can make more.
Ellen Lindner
I haven’t done any garment sewing in ages, but all my luscious hand-dyed fabrics have had me thinking about using some in this way. This is the fabric that started it all. Isn’t it gorgeous? Although I’ve been dying to use it, I wasn’t sure how to use it in combination with other large scale…
You know all the improvisational piecing I’ve been doing lately? It’s all Pat Pauly’s fault. When I saw her demonstrate it on Quilting Arts TV, I jumped in and tried it. Plus, there were several other segments featuring Pat which included a variety of design and creativity exercises. These really intrigued me and I tried…
My local art quilt group, the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists, had a dyeing day recently, at Ruth Anne’s “barn.” We started with Gabriele explaining wet cyanotype to us. It’s similar to sun printing, but with chemically treated fabric that turns dark blue. That is, until you add water to the process. After that the results…
The general population tends to translate the word quilt as “bedspread.” If you say you make art quilts they might think, “She’s mighty proud of her bedspreads!” This is the challenge of art quilters as we try to show our work and to educate the public about what we do. Thankfully, exhibits of art quilts (and other textiles)…
Slowly, over the course of a couple of months, I began to notice the same group of colors. First, was a Croton plant. What pretty oranges and greens! Then, I noticed the mess on my table, which had the same colors. I decided to work with green, yellow-green, and orange. I pulled out all the…
The students in my recent “Floral Improv” class, in Tallahassee, FL, produced wonderful results! After learning to make simple daisies and poppies, we talked about design and composition and they spent some time working on their arrangements. Flowers were placed first, then stems, then leaves. Next came the stitching. This is especially important with the…
