I belong to a wonderful organization called SAQA, Studio Art Quilt Associates. The primary purpose of the group is to promote quilts as art and to support art quilters. As part of the first goal, SAQA puts together a trunk show every few years. Members are asked to make art quilts that are only 10″…
My latest piece, Daydream, is now complete. And here’s a detail shot. I think the colors are maybe slightly truer in the detail image, since the squares are mostly orange, rather than rust. I’m kinda in love with this piece! It’s now one of my favorites. I encountered several obstacles along the path to completion. These included cutting…
Finally, here is Second Thoughts, complete. I had a lot of fun working on it and I’m quite happy with the results. Did you notice I turned it upside down? That was just the jolt it needed. Here’s a detail shot. Notice that I added subtle squares in the background. I love little things like that which…
Gee, I haven’t shown you a new quilt in a while. But, in the midst of teaching, exhibits, and TV shows, I’ve still been able to (intermittently) work on my latest abstract quilt. When I last showed it to you, the background was complete and I had decided to add some white squares. I auditioned…
In my previous post, I showed you a big orange/rust blob on my current quilt that needed to be dealt with. Eventually, I decided just to whack it off. Like this. Knowing that I’d need to attach new batting before continuing, I put the batting under my quilt before cutting into it. That way, the…
I guess it’s a good thing making a quilt takes a while because I find that I often get new ideas while implementing the previous ones. Such has been the case with my current abstract quilt. I left a large orange/rust shape in the top left corner, planning to balance it with something large and…
After having so much fun on the last abstract quilt, I’ve started on another one. I’m allowing the first to inspire the second, but making LOTS of changes. This was my starting sketch. I thought I’d probably ROUGHLY copy the background, but with plenty of alterations as they occurred to me. Right off the bat,…
When I’m in experimental mode, my plan is to take every creative detour that pops into my head. What an Adrenalin surge that is! After completing Brainstorm I wanted to continue to work in the loose, experimental way I had when creating it. First, I wanted to play with colors. I figured I’d probably use the same…
This is one of the most enjoyable quilts I’ve ever made. I cut loose and experimented and embraced lots of new-to-me ideas. And I love the result! Brainstorm Here are some detail shots. I was kinda proud of the title, too. Doesn’t it look like a brainstorm? Certainly my process involved some brainstorming. You can…
Please use this image with my compliments. See the July 8, 2016 post for some ideas about what to do with it. Ellen Lindner