Still testing one of my blog features. Here’s a little eye candy in appreciation for putting up with this.
This is Carefree, on of my favorite pieces. It features my son and two of his cousins skipping down my parents’ farm road.
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Ellen Lindner
You’ve heard of trunk shows, right? When a group of quilts travels in order to be shown at various quilt guilds, shows, meetings, etc.? Here in Florida, my SAQA co-rep, Karol Kusmaul, had the brilliant idea of doing something like this on a statewide level. We’re calling it a “Roaming Gallery.” (Her idea, which I…
Slowly, over the course of a couple of months, I began to notice the same group of colors. First, was a Croton plant. What pretty oranges and greens! Then, I noticed the mess on my table, which had the same colors. I decided to work with green, yellow-green, and orange. I pulled out all the…
Woohoo! I’ve finally had time to sew and I finished my quilt, Potager Garden. Potager is a French word which means “for the soup pot.” Potager gardens are small kitchen garden which grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers. They were invented by monks in medieval times, who often laid out their raised beds in the shape of a…
I’m really enjoying the Christmas season. My family is close at hand and more will be arriving, decorating has been fun and stress free, and even shopping seemed easier this year. We’ve already attended several fun events and have more scheduled. Maybe even some caroling. In our shorts and sandals. I hope you’re having a…
I’ve been really anxious to use my recently dyed fabrics. In a very uncharacteristic move I actually started on a quilt using them BEFORE completing the last thing. Shocking! I started with some sketches, and picked this one to use. Because I’ve been doing a few quilts sized 36″ x 24″, I decided to alter…
I really enjoyed a visit to the World Quilt Show – Florida, in Orlando, yesterday. There were many wonderful quilts, great vendors, and FRIENDS to visit with! It doesn’t get much better than that. I took photos of some of my favorite quilts, as well as ones with something that was either new to me…
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