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Changes
Ellen's phone number has changed. You can reach her at
219-617-2021
The Uptown Blanco Show was a great Success.
I'll be teaching there in March!
New Book !
Many Creatures Under Many Skies, a show booklet of my work will be available on sale at the show, as well as on my website. It's available for sale now.
In case you're no where near or you're wishing you could have a souvenir, I've made a small show catalog, Many Creatures under Many Skies, for sale at the show and on my web site. It's a grouping of some of the most exciting quilts I'll be sending to the show in a cool little booklet. You can order it now on my web site at http://www.ellenanneeddy.com/store.php?cat=1
I will be in Blanco from Friday February 28th through Sunday March 2nd with some great classes and a lecture. You can sign up now!
Go see my quilts! Did I mention they're for sale. Check at the new Uptown Blanco Textile Center for prices and availability.
Ellen
New book, new show, new racoon!
Tutorial on Layers
Sometimes I suffer from tunnel blindness. I get so involved in one aspect of my art I can't see the next step. That's when it's time to back away from the sewing machine and play with a different toy.
So much of my art is done in layers. Sheer applique is layer after layer of color and texture. I create a layer of hand dye, then add a layer of stitching, add another layer of sheers, add a solid image and then add more stitching and sheers. I don't so much design a quilt as I build one in layers.
So its a good thing to try those layers on a whole other platform. I've begun some while back to study Photoshop on Lynda.com, which is a software classroom web site. I don't know anyone knows Photoshop. But I've learned some tricks and it's interesting it, too, works in layer.
See how I've made this great layered image in this tutorial blog
What I've always known. All art is art is art. Playing with layers in one form is no different than playing with another form. And I learned I like white swirls, a lot!
New Tutorial on making Tree Bark on the Blog:
Barking up the Right Tree
New Tutorial for Inn Fuse!
Part 3 of Making Dragonflies Fly is ready and up! See Ellen use free motion applique to detail and color in this great dragonfly project.
Part 2 is up!
Why?
Because it's so simple and fun that even a pig on ice such as myself can't help but make a great dragonfly every time!
Again, we're testing out Inn Fuse the new fusible craft film from Innovative Craft. And we tested it here on
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brocade
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glitter organza
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tissue brocade
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lame
You know, the fabrics you wanted to use but you were scared. Well slide over her, over on toon
the ice and join us. It's a lot of fun.
Part one of Making Dragonflies Fly, A step by step tutorial on fusing sheers, lace, Angelina Fiber, Cheesecloth and Tulle with Inn Fuse, the new Fusible film from Innovative Craft.
This tutorial will help get you up and running with a Dragonfly in moonlight, flitting over a pond. This is the first installment. We'll have the other 2 segments up shortly.
New Products- New Projects
I've just been playing with Heat and Shapfe from Innovative Craft.. It's a moldable, dyeable felt! You can check out the leaves I made with it on my blog at
http://www.ellenanneeddy.com/weblog/?p=3489
Yes. I did dye them in the crock pot.
Thread Magic Summer School is over!
But you can still check it out. It's on the site blog and it's also available to you in this free book available at issuu.com
We looked at different ways to create contrast to define and spark your work with color, and the differences between color mixing and picking.
So pick up this book, while it's free!
We've had a great week. I hope you've learned some great new ways to approach color, past picking the colors off the wheel. I need to thank Caryl Bryer Fallert, Kathy Weaver, and Susan Shie for letting me explore colors in their magificent work.
I need to thank Monique, Kleinhans, Rebecca Dorian Brown, Lauren Strach, Joan Davis, and Roberta Hoover Ranney for letting me put them in places of honor on the refrigerator gallery.
If you like this book , please recommend me to the guild, store, conference, or happening where you like to learn. So that we can share so much more than just class.
New Tutorials
Tutorials from Quilting Arts on Couching, Darning feet and Corded Buttonhole Binding
Etsy Store!
Since I have some unexpected medical bills ( see my blog) I'vne begun to think differently about a lot of things.I do need to figure out how to pay for it. So I'm ofering things on Etsy I've never done before.
I used to simply stash. Now I am destashing.I have a mountain of fabric that I've collected over the years. I'm going to begin to destash, and I invite you to Raid My Fabric Stash, a new Etsy store started by my truly desperate self. And remind you that I have the mother of all stash of sheers, hand dyes, and other wonders. I invite you to raid my stash. We'll have new offerings up every week. We're starting with some fabric/fiber inspiration kits.Yesterday I found amazing strips of fabric in all kinds of designer prints. What is in the bottom of the pile? I don't even think God knows. But more will be coming soon.
I'm finding wonderful stuff that ought to belong to someone else. Could it be for you? Check it out.
If you've ever wanted a quilt of mine, this is the time. Check the web site, see if there's a piece you would like and contact me directly. I can offer a 30-50% discount depending on the piece. Call me and we'll make that happen. I'll also list some pieces on the Etsy site just to see what happens.
Check out my New Class Catalog!
Come check out all of Ellen's class offerings in this free class catalog on Scribd.
here are some new quilts, a new free book for you, some new classes for your guild,
New Pattern Book!
Get Ellen 's free new pattern book, Patterns for Embroidery! You can download this great little pattern book from Ellen at Scribd.com
It includes dragonflies, frogs, ladybugs, wings and beetles for you do use in your work. If you're having a class it's a perfect way to prepare. If you've had class, and want more inspiration, it's great for that too. Either way, It's Ellen's gift to you.
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