“Indian River Fruit” Complete

ByEllen Lindner

I’m really happy with my latest quilt, Indian River Fruit.

Indian River - an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

With the exception of one piece, I hand dyed all of these fabrics. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve found it somewhat challenging to use these high-contrast fabrics together. This time, though, I think I hit the sweet spot. I love the contrast between the large circles, the near solid sections, and the grids.

I quilted it to show off the various fabric designs:

Indian River Fruit - quilting detail. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com

I’m looking forward to working with my hand-dyed fabrics some more!

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