Begin to Quilt

Well today was the day to jump in and begin quilting on "Turtle Soup". It was intimidating at first like it always is for me, but it seems once I start my fear subsides and I get into the swing of free motion quilting and just enjoy myself. I am taking my time with this one as I want to do more quilting than I had done in previous work. I hope what is in my mind will translate well to the project.

New Project

I am starting a new project. This will be an underwater scene with a sea turtle being the main focus. I have found a fabulous background fabric in a green gradating from light at the top to dark at the bottom. I have found some unusual fringe that I thought made perfect seaweed and used several pieces to the sea bottom. This has given the piece some 3 dimensional qualities. I intend to glue in some seashells at the end of the project, nestling them in this fringe. Hopefully I will have a photo for you of how far I am by tomorrow. This is quite a bit larger than my first two art quilts and I am finding it a challenge to fill the space and get the depth needed to have a successful project. I know from past experience that the quilting will add a lot to the overall look of the quilt so I want to begin that before adding more at this point. So I am waiting to add that before adding anymore fish, plant life or other objects to this scene. I will keep you posted with my progress.