Once it starts, it doesn't stop. I see every flower as a French knot. First came poppies, now lavender. Another of my very small scrap quilts in a series I call "landescapes." This one is named after the Gordon Lightfoot song, "Approaching Lavender," which I kept hearing in my head as I worked.
First pieced, then free-motion quilted, then French knots, a little running stitch embroidery, and finally the binding, which I believe is leftover binding from my 2021 art quilt, "In the Shadow Of Wings."
I am partial to the smell of dried lavender and keep some on my desk to breathe deeply. I remember that someone gave me a bundle of lavender just after my young son died in 2003, meant as a comfort.
Landescape: Approaching Lavender
8.5"w x 6.5"h (21.5 cm x 16.5 cm)
hand-dyed and found cloth; embroidery; appliqué; free-motion quilting
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And the back:
Next flower on my list is currently in bloom along the San Francisco Bay Trail: Red Valerian.
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