I finished the quilt that I showed the beginning of last July, on December or January 2019.  Essentially I tried to explain the thought process involved in making up your own design while using some of my techniques.  My direction came from the quilt which was telling me what to do next. 


You can see from the beginnings photo how I added strips of hand dyed wool fabrics going round in log cabin style. The techniques I used and explained in the pattern were felted applique, couching of wool yarns, 3-D leaves and lots of hand embroidery.

Now, as soon as I finished this Doodle quilt, I started on the second one.  It is much different than the first but continues on in the same techniques.

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  1. twylightDecember 20, 2024 at 1:17 PM

    Wow, this is absolutely gorgeous! I randomly stumbled upon it while looking for someting else, but I love how it looks almost topographical!

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