80" x 80"
The top two panels have a few flowers, hills, and sky. Here are some of the spiral flowers. The waxed over flowers at the bottom is the part that overlaps with the panel below, they will not be needed, and the pencil markings will come out during the boiling stage. It is also very likely that part of this section will be trimmed off as the panels are sewn together.
This photo shows the flowers with the fence.
Here it is hanging on the clothes line, complete and nearly dry. I like the way in undulates in the wind, kind of like the hills undulate on the panel.
The other top panel was so quick in comparison! Just a few lines for the hills:
It was such a great feeling of relief for being so close to the finish line!
Here is the final image of the back. The panels have all been hand appliqued together. This part could have been done with a sewing machine, however, my panels did not line up as well as I had hoped. By stretching each piece of fabric individually on the frame, they stretched slightly, and not completely evenly, so that in the end, they did not line up well enough to just chop and sew. But by carefully placing and turning under the edges of the panels as I went, with hand sewing, I was able to get the final image well enough, and keep the entire piece flat and square.
I love the final design. It is both simple and complex. The colors are rich and hopefully the message is clear, or at least asks you to think about a very complex subject. Next up the quilting. I will be hand quilting this one, so it will take a while. Hope to update you on the progress in about 4 to 5 months.
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