Inspiration – how the dead bark and branches decay on the forest floor with fungi, moss etc eating away at the debris.
Materials – Cotton fabric, organza, novelty yarn and embroidery thread. The background fabric was scrunched by wetting and scrunching up into a ball, opened and lightly ironed.
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The colors are stunning, the details are exquisite, and the stitches are truly beautiful. Simply gorgeous!
You put a lot of stitches in this piece Kaylene ! and the result is stunning !
What a wonderful choice of subject, it conjures up the small of autumn in the forest and all the decaying plants. Great fabric choice and wonderful stitching. Lovely work, well done.
I wish to see your work in person, Kaylene. It looks like there is much more texture in it that the photo shows. Wonderful stitching as well.
Yes, this is a forest floor! Nice colors and (of course) beautiful stitching.
Wow! Love the colors, textures and stitching, love it all. Fabulous composition! Well done.
Fabulous quilt. I like the way you worked the bark with the stitching, making it 3D. Great colours and composition. Beautiful!
The way that you have created the fabric gives it real texture and the stitching enhances that texture. The colours are great and I can see the forest floor in the design. Well done
Great work, the colors are so accurate. I admire the amount of stitching you did.
Beautiful work. There is so much depht in this piece and the colors are just wonderful as is your stitching. Very well done.
A real feel of the forest floor in fabric and stitch. You have created wonderful textures here with your choices of thread and uses of stitches.
This is very realistic. Your methods of construction are fascinating and your use of color is spot-on. Nice job!
Yes this is the forest floor! Great choice of fabrics and colors and a wonderful composition. Good stitching! Well done.
The colors of make me to smell the real forest floor, great work!