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Restoring an Old Home

My brother has recently undertaken quite a project. He’s fixing up an old home that’s on a farm he purchased. Here it is, Mountain Glen.

Restoring an Old Home. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

We don’t know the age. We think mid-late 1800s.

It’s located in the middle of pastures and fields, with lovely views. This is the view from the front porch.

Restoring an Old Home. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

And the back. (There are cows in the pasture shown, although they’re out of view in this photo.)

Restoring an Old Home. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

There’s an aviary near the parking area. This would have been used for homing pigeons. I love the shape of it.

Restoring an Old Home. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

The foyer/hall in this house is one of the biggest I’ve ever seen. It rivals fine historic homes like Monticello and Mt. Vernon, (homes of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, respectively.) This is the view from the front door.

Restoring an Old Home. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

And this shot was taken about half way back, looking toward the front. It’s HUGE!

Restoring an Old Home. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

It also has some pretty stairs that curve at the bottom.

Restoring an Old Home. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

As you might expect, it has rather grand rooms on each side of the hall. This is a composite shot of the “grey room.” Every room has a fireplace and the front rooms have windows that come all the way down to the floor, like those seen on the right.

Restoring an Old Home. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

This is the outside view.

Restoring an Old Home. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

My brother has quite a job before him! The home was lived in until around the 70s, so it has electricity, plumbing, etc., but he has to add air conditioning, update the bathrooms, and make MANY cosmetic changes. The plan is to use it for a vacation rental home. I think it will be awesome!

Ellen Lindner

 

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Farm Quilts

It turns out I’ve made quite a few quilts featuring farms and rural scenes.  I guess that’s not surprising since I grew up on a dairy farm. And, because my parents still live on that farm, I get to visit it frequently. I always love seeing the rolling fields, the way the sun hits the barn roofs, and the dappled shade of deciduous trees.

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Here’s a stylized view of the farm.
Oak Green Farm

Oak Green Farm, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com
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The same barns can be seen in the background of this piece, which shows my two brothers target shooting on a Thanksgiving afternoon.

Shootin’ the Breeze

Shootin' the Breeze, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

Since many family gatherings have been held on this farm it’s no surprise that some great family moments have also been captured in fabric. This one shows my son and two of his cousins skipping down the farm road shown in the first piece. Don’t they look happy?

Carefree

Carefree, a fabric collage by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

What’s funny is when I showed this quilt to my farming dad and brother they didn’t comment on the people, but instead began to discuss which crops were planted in which fields.

This little silk quilt shows the farm view once again, but this time with the buildings and nearby trees removed. Can you pick out the tasseling corn?

Summer Fields

Summer Fields, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

A companion quilt shows corn stalk stubs sticking up through snow.  I’m always a little mesmerized by the way these parallel rows converge as you drive by.

Winter Hills

Winter Hills, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

Narrow little country roads have no center lines and no shoulders.  Which means the trees grow right up next to the road.  All of which inspired a haiku quilt.

Quiet Dappled Light

Quiet Dappled Light, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com/blog

When my uncle commissioned me to make a quilt for my mom, his sister, of course it had to be of a rural scene.  She always commented on a favorite barn in the area, so it became the subject for her quilt.

Barn #8536

Barn #8536, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

Who knew I had all these farm quilts floating around in my head?

Have you had any “accidental” series like this?

Ellen Lindner
P.S. Here’s another one: a simple maple branch, but the tree was on my parents’ farm.
P.P.S. Related links about the creation of the first quilt, above. (From my old blog.)
Designing a Farm Quilt
Starting the Farm Quilt
Farm: Creating Fields
Adding Barns and Making MORE Changes
Farm Quilt: Home Stretch

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