In this small quilt, I wanted to feature corn stubs poking up through the snow. I love the way they march in parallel lines across the rolling hills. Click any image for a larger view As you can see, I added other details such as trees and fencing. At this point, my nagging doubts about […]
I’m making good progress on my latest silk landscape. The fabrics have been cut burnt and placed, and I’m beginning to quilt and embroider. Here it is with the fence just roughly laid in place . Click any image for a larger view Next, I added quilting. Wow, did that make a difference! I was […]
Can you tell I’ve been busy? This is the scrap pile that’s been growing as I’ve been working on my latest silk landscape. Even the scraps are gorgeous! (Don’t worry, I won’t throw them away. They might even inspire another piece.) Here’s my sketch: Different fabric colors will establish the design, machine quilting will add to the […]
After creating Summer Fields, I just had to continue working with some of the other luscious silks I had. This time, I selected a palette of creams and tans. Pretty, right? Plan A was to cut (burn) the fabrics into squares and to create a mosaic background. From there, I intended to cut into the squares to […]
I’ve written an article about packing quilts for shipping. You can find it on my website. Do you have tips for packing or shipping quilts? If so, I’d love to hear them. All you need to do is leave a comment below. Ellen Lindner
More great results from the Orlando Instant Art Quilt class! Joyce did an excellent job with her quilt. The darker accent squares and the tiny accent pieces move the eye around very well. Kate’s wonderful fabric produced exciting results. And she enhanced that with her little accent pieces. She plans to do lots of beading to this. […]
In about five hours, the ladies in this class tore up their gorgeous fabrics, rearranged them into beautiful compositions, added exciting accent fabrics, and quilted their quilts. How’s that for instant? Here’s Sharon hard at work, followed by a photo of her in-progress quilt. Click any image for a larger view She later added a few […]
Here’s round two of photos from my recent “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” class, in Orlando. Cindy brought a great photo showing a stack of rocks in front of a waterfall. See how she decided to crop it, below. Click on any photo for a larger view She decided to depict the water with some […]
This past weekend I taught “Design Your Own Nature Quilt,” in Orlando, FL. The supply list included “artistic courage,” and the students brought it in abundant supply. We spent all morning learning about design, which then gave them the skills they needed to sketch their own design plans. Most had never done this before, but they […]
My quilt Crotons was very well received at the recent “Florida in Fabric” exhibit. It even won viewers’ choice! My prize was several WONDERFUL books, CDs,etc. AND a one year membership to the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts. Love that! Our local art editor, Pam Harbaugh, did an excellent job of covering the exhibit: four articles […]
