Rising figures

The inspiration for this quilt is from Rising Green, by Lee Krasner, through an amazing process taught by Cassandra Beaver. This quilt was long in the making; see my previous post on the prior versions. I began with appliqued figures in solid yellow fabric, which I removed to replace with the paisley after feedback.

Echo quilting and embellishment with hand stitching feels like the right balance in many of my quilts. I enjoy the movement and extra dimension both provide. I machine quilt on my domestic mostly without a plan and without drawing lines or using rulers. The freedom to follow the shapes and what the quilt top seems to want is how I prefer to finish. Imperfect and yet in flow.