The San Diego women in my “Love It and Leaf It” class had a great time and did wonderful work! I didn’t save my photos properly, but several of them were kind enough to send me photos after class. The expression on Diane’s face, above, is a good example of the delight each student…
I recently went on the vacation of a lifetime, to Hawaii, Australia, and New Zealand! My favorite thing was the scenery in Hawaii and New Zealand. Here’s just a sample. The beach in Kona, Hawaii (on the big island.) The turquoise water, white waves, and black lava rocks created a wonderful contrast! Much of New Zealand…
The quilt I’ve been working on is inspired by a friend’s flame vine, which cascades down her back porch. In the strong Florida sun, it’s especially striking when seen against the dark porch screening. After finishing the orange flowers, I went on to the leaves. Next, I tackled the long skinny pieces. I’m not sure what they are,…
Here’s my finished abstract quilt, Bush Berries. And a detail shot: Bush Berries, ©2017 36h x 24w, $895 It was very enjoyable to make and it went together much faster than most of my quilts. Click on the links below to see the fun abstracting technique I used. Ellen Lindner
After getting started on two big leaf quilts, things went pretty smoothly. (The photos in this post show the left quilt.) Having previously drawn the design on a large piece of muslin, I auditioned which green to use where. Can you believe I had to buy MORE fabric? Very unexpected. Here’s the final arrangement of…
We’re lucky to have many Sandhill cranes in my neighborhood. They’re an endangered species and, to me, rather unusual. They are very tall, almost 5 feet. They generally walk slowly with their heads moving gracefully forward and back as they go. We don’t seem them fly very often, but they can easily do so. And…