The Quilts They Chose

In my last post I told you how I’m giving away quilts to my nieces and nephews, and I thought you might like to see what they picked.

When David bought his first house I gave him these three “on indefinite loan.” But, they’re now officially his. They look great hanging above his bed.

Silk Study, 1-3

Amy helped me dye the fabrics for this quilt, so of course, it became hers. (This one has actually won awards.)

Cut Glass

Those first two were years ago and I’ve just recently given away these others. (They got to choose in birth order.)

Wishes on the Wind, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com/blog
Wishes on the Wind – selected by Jason Pugh

This is photo that’s been tweaked, printed and stitched with black thread. A cool technique that I need to revisit.

Curly Crotons
Selected by Dillon Harris

 

Slightly Unexpected, an art quilt. Ellen Lindner, Adventurequilter.com
Slightly Unexpected
Selected by Alex Lindner

Very diverse, right? I’ll show you more of their choices in the next post.

Ellen Lindner

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