Spent wildflower in late autumn
Nature abounds here in the Northwoods of Wisconsin at all times. Summer blooms and flora are long past but take on another beauty when spent and dried.
Dandelion?
This is a block from a new quilt I'm working on, probably to be titled Nature's Edge. I saw an article in the Wall Street Journal's Style and Travel section a while ago about New York Fashion Week and the spring theme of "edgy floral designs." Flowers always catch my eye and the inspiration took hold. Just yesterday, I actually read the article noting "softness and toughness, dripping with color, washed out in black and gray, blurred, black blooms."
The flower blocks are not meant to be anything in particular though they were inspired by real flowers.
Bachelor buttons?
Anemone and spiders?
A graceful black and gray bird
One block to go....
I plan to extend the bird branches and leaves all around the block borders and then of course, there will be an appliquéd outer border, so there will be lots more color and dimension. None of the blocks have been appliqué stitched yet. Lots of work to do.
Sage and Rosemary brought inside for the winter.
A nice sprig of mint popped out when I repotted the Rosemary. We'll have fresh herbs for Thanksgiving dinner this year!
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