THREE SUNFLOWERS

Still arranging these stems and sunflowers and beginning to quilt some down.   Leaves are being added as well.


Wishing all of my followers and friends a HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!! 

MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY

MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY

30" X 30"

Original Design

Rawedged Fused Applique

Machine Quilted

Not for sale at this time

THE JOURNEY

I love making poppies and this journey was no exception.  I don't know why but the leaves the stems the flower the buds all are exciting to do.  Perhaps it is the movement of the whole thing...always looking like they are swaying in the wind.  Perhaps it is just the thoughts I had while working on it.  Whatever it is...I enjoy it all from the start to the finish.

Thank you to all who have taken this journey with me.  Hopefully I will start a new one soon and you will join me once again.

Thank you so very much.

TREE

Well, all the bark has been and quilted down as well as the leaves and nuts.   All that I have left to finish is the binding edge and the sleeve to hang it.  Hopefully that will happen in the next few days.  Great relaxing fun working on this tree.  Always a good thing for me to do after a much larger complicated piece. 

LEAVES & NUTS

Love building trees......have fused down the trunk and added leaves and a few nuts.  Will quilt these down before beginning the bark and adding more leaves. 

Today is a day to stay in the warm studio.  The high winds and cold temperatures make indoor work the perfect solution.  This is definitely a full winter like day.  I have a feeling this is going to be the harsh winter that is being predicted because it is beginning early just like last year.  So getting out the gloves, mitten, scarves and hats today.

Birch Trees

 Selected Fabric for the Birch trees.   Sometimes you just want something with specks in it and you can ignore the actual pattern that is on it especially when using long strips as in a trunk of a tree.

 So first trunk is on....used a colored pencil for some shading and black thread for details when quilting it on.

 Then there were two......

 And then three.........

 I begin adding the leaves.  This takes a lot of time and is a bit tedious.

Birches are in.

Leaves

I am beginning a new piece.  I purchased this beautiful piece of fabric when in Madison at the Quilt Expo.  I did not want to cut it up so I am making it my new background.   I have it all quilted and ready to go.   You will have to stay tuned to see what is placed on top.