“The Gift,” coming along

I’ve been working a lot on my latest piece, “The Gift,” in the past few days, and I am pretty pleased with how it is turning out. It is based on a photo I took on one of morning walks in the fall. (You can see the photo in the previous post.)

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
Albert Einstein
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The photo below shows the piece partially quilted. Where you can see the dark shadows – from roughly 4 o’clock to 11 o’clock – it is not yet quilted. I’m using a wool batting on this piece (I think this is Matilda’s Own batting).

One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: do your work well and then be ready to depart when God shall call.
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Every particular in nature, a leaf, a drop, a crystal, a moment of time is related to the whole, and partakes of the perfection of the whole.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Every particular in nature, a leaf, a drop, a crystal, a moment of time is related to the whole, and partakes of the perfection of the whole.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Here’s how it looked after it was painted, but not yet thread sketched or quilted:

With each piece I do, I am still amazed at how much the thread and the stitching transforms the painted fabric.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
Albert Einstein
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“Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift.” —Albert Einstein