And here it is being prepped for mounting on the thingie where it lives during the months it takes to do the actual quilting.
That minty green for the back is also from the Vintage Mom Cloth stash. The filler is from a company called Warm & Natural, wonderful all-cotton stuff that is soft and obedient. For this piece I did not pre-wash the filler because I know about how much it will shrink, and I want the nubbly that shrinkage will bring to the completed piece.
And here she is all mounted on the thingie. There are side clamps used to get the proper tension, not pictured.
After the quilting is all done, which should be sometime this summer, then there is the trauma of the binding (kill me now), and then it's hot water dip, blast dry and off to its new home in the country. This one is called Fire And Land. Who knew that one could spend so much time with all that green without going blind?
While we're at it, if you're looking for something thoughtful and interesting to read, when you have time, read this. ESPECIALLY if you are a creator type of any kind. (If your eyes are also Growing Elderly, there's a link to a pdf of the essay included. It's the third teeny tiny sans-serif line from the top, right under her name.)
