The second quilt in my new Tree Series is completed. I think I’ll call it Foggy Winter Day.
This is what it looked like three weeks ago, when I last posted about it. I was debating whether to cover the background trees with white tulle, but I decided against that. I think my choice of fabrics and values gives the impression of fog behind the main tree, without needing to use the tulle. There is a circle of tulle over the sun, which I think works well.
Here’s the finished quilt. It’s 16 x 36 inches. The sun is fused and stitched. The background trees have folded-under seam allowances, and are top-stitched to the background. The main tree is lined with a layer of thin batting to give it more dimension.
I’m not sure if two quilts meets the definition of a series, but as I already have a plan for the third (and intend to make twelve by the end of the year) – here are the first 2 quilts of my Tree Series.
Anne did some more work on our collaborative quilt – she added more foil and sewed the pieces together into 3 main sections. Then she packaged it up and sent it to me. Here it is on my design wall. I’m probably going to add a few more small pieces of our fabrics as accents, then I’ll layer it and start the quilting. This will likely be the first of a series, as we already have plans for our next project.
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I like how you have achieved depth and dimension in this piece – very clever. It’s always fun to follow when someone works in a series: I’ll be interested to see how you develop your theme as you go through the year.
Cool work. I really love trees, I like the idea of doing a bunch of them, too. Just curious, how do you do a collaborative quilt? Sounds kind of fun..
These are looking good Terry! I really like what you did with the moon and sky!
Love the trees.
Another great tree! It looks very much like what I’m seeing out my front window this morning! Your piece with Ann is looking very good.
You really have captured that foggy feel and the collaborative quilt is looking good.
Nice! I especially like the tule over the moon. Gives a moon glow look
Love both of the trees you’ve created. I am looking forward to seeing how these develop over the year. I love creating in a series. I find that often one piece doesn’t capture all the ideas that have been percolating and more than quilt is need to capture all the ideas.
You’ve definitely created the illusion of fog with your fabric choices. Beautiful!