Gaïa's Garden is coming along

I'm still at it! I've almost finished piecing Gaïa's Garden. It's not really piecing in the conventional sense, but more in the appliqué/collage sense.

Gaïa's Garden

This is Gaïa's Garden so far. I would say that the piecing is about 80% finished.

Gaïa's Garden so far

I finally added the swamp part. There is still work to be done to incorporate it within the rest of the piece but I'm hoping that it won't be too difficult.

The swamp or pond section

I've been stitching down the fabric pieces using Kimono Silk Thread. I love it. The difficult part is to not get carried away since I want to free motion quilt it rather than thread paint it. So as soon as I add the batting, then I'll be able to use what ever type of thread each section calls for.

I also know that parts of the quilt, like the sun, will look much better once it's quilted. I'm really looking forward to the FMQ.

What I learned

I really over extended myself with all of these pieces for this summer's show. It's going to be great but I hope that I remember not to do this again 😊 (those sound like "famous last words...")
As much as I've been wanting to make this piece for over a year (since I made Morning has Broken), I'm glad that I'm doing it but I'm now really tired of it. It's not because I don't like it, just because I would rather be doing something else right now. I am really looking forward to just playing for a while.
Quilt Canada is in 2 weeks, so after I finish this piece by next weekend, I'll be taking a few days off and really taking advantage of having Quilt Canada in Ottawa this year. I'll be sure to blog about my course and lectures there as well as the show itself.

9 comments:

piecefulwendy3 June 2019 at 11:31
I've come to the conclusion that I just don't like sticking with a long-term project. Once I get started on it, I'm so ready to leave it go and start something new. My brain is always coming up with a new idea I want to try, or I see something I want to try, etc. Anyway, your garden is looking absolutely lovely! I've never tried thread painting; I can't even handle free motion! But I do like the look of it!
Rebecca Grace4 June 2019 at 23:16
Your Gaia's Garden is looking fabulous! I've never tried collage quilting but a friend in my quilting bee does a lot of it and I'm feeling the urge to give it a try. It looks like a great way to use all those snippets of scrap fabric that were just too beautiful to throw away!
Angela5 June 2019 at 09:43
Love the garden!
For the love of geese5 June 2019 at 12:34
Love it
Patty 8 June 2019 at 07:22
You can do it! Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and good luck with your project!
Christine Slaughter10 June 2019 at 21:22
This is coming along beautifully! I completely understand the "remember not to do this again" thought... and mine were famous last words too! LOL!
Dione Gardner-Stephen10 June 2019 at 23:13
lol, I over commit every year, so good luck with that. But sometimes it is the only way to get things off the list too. Enjoy Quilt Canada!
Soma @ inkTorrents.com13 June 2019 at 20:16
It's looks fabulous! At first I thought it was a painting :)

Thank you so much for linking up on Wandering Camera!!
-Soma
Muv14 June 2019 at 17:50
Hello Andrée,

Nothing like a deadline, is there?

I love the riotously colourful garden. This is the sort of piece where I can imagine you getting involved with a bit of hand stitching and beads for the final touches...

Love, Muv

Hi! I would love to hear from you and I will try to answer you. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a message. :-)

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