On my design wall – 2013.05.16

Yesterday, I got back to work on the red bench art quilt.  I layered the back and the batting, then positioned the sky, distant hills and water, and pre-quilted them.  I may need to add more quilting later after I’ve quilted around them, but I found this easier than quilting them after all the foreground elements have been added.

I’ve fused the foliage at the top of the quilt (and sure enough the sky looks like it will need some additional quilting), and I’ve auditioned a number of fabrics for the rest of the foliage.  You will recall that I pre-assembled the red bench a couple of weeks ago.  I’m satisfied with all these fabrics – the only thing I plan to add are some long grasses under the bench.

I’m heading up to the Canadian Quilt Conference in Penticton for a couple of days, so I’ll be fusing and quilting this quilt next week.