Fields, Meadows and Gardens

Yes, my new project has a name! It´s actually on old name, which I considered a few months ago already: Fields, Meadows and Gardens. I thought about other names, but finally, I found this name very suitable.

The first quilt (Q1, without a specific name yet) is not finished yet, but it is in a relatively satisfactory condition.

The tree crown needs some more hand stitching:

 

The rabbits are machine appliquéd and hand stitched. The field, where they are sitting, is finished. A few more stitches may be added, we will see:

At the moment, I´m working on the cornfield.  I tried more materials, commercial embroidery floss, my rusted thread, I was thinking about coaching and also about appliqué (I wanted the ears quite big and 3D). Finally, I found a small skein of linen yarn, which is perfectly suitable. 

There is also another quilt developing under my hands (so called Q2). While the Q1 is obviously a field, this is going to be a meadow, a pasture.

Let´s have  look on my first sketch:)

The trees and the bush were appliquéd and machine quilted:

I really didn´t know, whether I should dare to quilt the pasture by machine, because I'm not very good at free quilting. After trying it out on a spare cloth, I finally made up my mind and started.

Voila, the first row!

And the whole pasture is ready for the sheep:

Now comes the time for my beloved hand sewing! Five sheep are appliquéd by hand on the background already. First I´m going to sew and embroider the heads of sheep and then I´m going to work on their fur – they should be nicely plastic. 

There is very much hand stitching left on Q1 and Q 2 (a pleasant handiwork for long winter evenings), but no machine sewing more. Which means, there is free space in my sewing room for preparing the Q3 – a landscape with a small house by the creek, in the fields. 

Today, the first step was made – choosing the colour combination:

Happy stitching!

Michaela