Farm Quilt: Home Stretch

After completing the sky and fields, I quilted everything in place.  Next, I pinned the barns into position.  I didn’t stitch them yet, because I thought the tree might affect the placement.

I spent quite a bit of time trying out fabrics for the tree.

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Oak Green Farm - in progress.  An art quilt by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

I needed the fabrics to be dark enough to show up against the fields and sky, but not so dark as to draw all the attention.

Oak Green Farm - in progress.  An art quilt by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

I was finally happy with the tree, but I made the tallest silo a little darker, to make sure it would have the highest value contrast, thereby being the focal point.

Oak Green Farm - in progress.  An art quilt by Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

I briefly considered darkening the road and auditioned the idea with black organza.  I thought it sort of took over, so I decided against it.

Finally, I was ready for the last bit of quilting and finishing touches.

Ellen Lindner.

3 Comments

  1. peggy says:

    I absolutely love this piece, that you for sharing your work in progress!

  2. Chris Penna says:

    Your agonizing was well worth it! This piece turned out absolutely beautiful………………….color placement is perfect and everything pulled together.

    I am in awe!

    Chris P
    Redding, CA

  3. ellen says:

    Hmm, Chris, did my agonizing come through in my blog posts? 🙂 There was a little bit of that and I admit to not even liking the quilt at times. But, I’m happy with it now.

    Thanks for your compliment!