01 Oct LinesFall

I have had the idea for this quilt for at least a year and a half. I shelved it last fall due to other projects, but, this fall, it told me it had to be made! Luckily, it is a pretty small project – it finishes at about 25″ x 30″.
The color reproduction here is pretty good – the background is a slate grey with a lot of blue. It reminded me of the color of the sky before a fall thunderstorm. The flange technique gives the dimension I wanted.

I had several quilting ideas including a zig zag design that I thought would look like the leaves floating to the ground. I drew a couple of chalk lines in and it just made the whole thing look frenetic! So I decided on straight lines. After seeing BooDilly’s latest
work on Flickr, I decided to do many of them in variegated thread. My adaptation doesn’t have nearly the depth of her work, but I’m pleased with the result all the same.
I hope you all enjoy the weekend!
Cheryl Arkison
Posted at 20:12h, 06 OctoberSuch great texture. Thanks for sharing the close-up so we could really get it.
Rebekah
Posted at 19:18h, 05 Octoberthis is beautiful! I love the variegated thread.
Your work is always so inspiring to me!
meagangracie
Posted at 13:03h, 01 OctoberThe texture is great on this! Beautiful design, too.
BaileyGirl5
Posted at 12:27h, 01 OctoberBeautiful quilt. Everything comes together perfectly … especially the quilting.
The Scrappy Bee
Posted at 11:59h, 01 OctoberYes, yes..this turned out terrific. LOve that the color strips are free floating. The quilting is perfect for the piece.
Bonnie
Martys Fiber Musings
Posted at 11:40h, 01 OctoberYes, I really, really like this one. Love your quilting with all those different colors.