The Sky ( part 2)

I received a paint strip from Don and Pat to show the color of their walls. Amazing that out of the 15 fabrics I purchased, only 3 of them won't work. I may add a small swatch of two of the blues for a contrasting cloud shadow.

Here are the sky possibilities. 

The Pile of Grasses and Trees

Yesterday I began looking at my greens for the far and near mountains. Just as I was ready to iron on the fusible web, I realized that I wasn't sure if all the material had been washed. So off the the washer, delicate cycle, for all the greens. As I pulled them from the dryer, they seem to have expanded.

While I had purchased some greens for the near trees, near mountains and pine cones, I emptied out my GREEN scrap drawer and wahsed anything that looked like it might blend in.

Today the task will be to iron these (while I'm washing the Olympics) in preparation for the fusible web. My grandmother (a New York City seamstress at turn of century) would be proud of me.

The Sky

The sky materials arrived yesterday. How exciting it was to lay them out on the floor and envision a finished product.

Watching THE NATIONAL PARKS: America's Best Idea on PBS last night, I kept thinking "oh that would make a great wallhanging" and "Oh I could capture that image with material I already have." Great program -- defintiely worth watching.

Fabric Search Shopping

Today I went to the Gloversville Sewing Center and the Joann's Fabric Shop near there to begin my fabric search. Armed with printouts of Ponderosa Pine branches and pinecones and the original photo, I sprawled on the floor by the batiks attempting to find material for the sky, foreground trees, and the pine cones and needles. I was able to find some brillant browns that are perfect for the pinecones and parts of the branches, some muted greens for the trees, and a two perfect matches for the pine needles.

The sky on the other hand remains a challenge. Shooting for a greyish sky rather than a brillant sunny day blue or even a midday clear sky blue. I was able to find some, just not enough yet to effectively do a pieced background. Need to hit The Joyful Quilter in Glenville and to keep scouring Batiks, Etc online.

Enchantments

Iam beginning my biggest creation yet... an 8 by 8 three paneled wallhanging of this fantastic view of the eastern side of the Northern Cascades Mountains, with the boughs of two Ponderosa Pine trees in the forground. Incredible photo, incredible challenge. I plan to count each of the pine needles. Will let you know how many there are when I'm finished.