UNDER THE NEEDLE

I have been quilting the grasses on this piece for a couple of days now.   When doing this I have to take breaks as it is very tedious and there is a lot of eye strain involved.   I am almost finished and hoping to finish all of the grass by tomorrow morning.   I am using two different variegated threads one dark green and the other a tan light green.  It is working out nicely.

NOW THE POND

I made the pond and added it and the grasses , rocks and shadows to this piece.  They are fused on but not yet quilted.  I am not a fan of "cheater" fabric but do like to use it when making grasses that are too far away to make them out of individual pieces.  They are great to use as a guide to make it all look natural and once it is quilted you will hardly be able to tell I used it.

I am hoping to quilt this section this week so stay tuned to see how it works out.

Muscovy Ducks

I have begun a new quilt inspired by this photograph by my friend Natalie Rowe.  She gave me permission to use it quite a while ago and now is the time.  I have had it in my ideas folder way too long.

So here is the background which I pieced this time.  There will be lots of changes coming as soon as I finish quilting it.  This piece is smaller...and measures approximately 32" X 21".