Jason Yenter paints fall the way October actually looks in low sun — backlit, layered, half in shadow. In The Beginning's Reflections of Autumn runs thirteen pieces at Linda's across the original series and Reflections of Autumn II, and it's the autumn collection for quilters whose taste runs painterly rather than pumpkin.
The shadow botanicals
The signature technique layers silhouettes behind foreground motifs: Shadow Poppies is the showpiece, with Shadow Branches and Shadow Flowers completing the trio. These read as depth from across a room — rare in printed cotton.
The gilded twigs
The Twigs pair — Gold and Cream — do the blender work with delicate branch-work; the gold colorway carries a metallic warmth that pairs beautifully with the shadow prints.
Reflections of Autumn II and the coordinates
The second series extends the palette: Reflections of Autumn II feature, Gold, and Leaves on Brown. Rounding out the wall are numbered coordinates 25RA-1, 30RA-1, 24RA-1 and 28RA-1 — tonal leaves and textures that stretch the collection across a full quilt.
How Corey would use it
This line begs for big, simple piecing — large squares or wide vertical panels that let Shadow Poppies breathe. Sash in Twigs Cream, border in Twigs Gold, and quilt with a leaf meander in gold thread (our Isacord wall has the exact color). For something smaller, the shadow prints make stunning whole-cloth table runners with nothing but good quilting on top.
FAQ
What's the difference between the two Reflections of Autumn series?
Reflections of Autumn is the original shadow-botanical series; Reflections of Autumn II extends it with new features, a gold colorway and leaves-on-brown. Both share Jason Yenter's painterly style and mix freely.
What is the shadow effect?
Silhouetted botanicals layered behind foreground motifs, creating printed depth — poppies, branches and flowers each get the treatment in this line.
What pairs with it?
Yenter's own Halcyon ombres (see our Evanescence & Halcyon guide) extend the painterly language, and metallic gold thread amplifies the gilded twigs.
Keep exploring
More at Linda's: ITB Evanescence & Halcyon, QT's autumn collections, and the Isacord thread wall for the gold to quilt it with.
