Heard it Through the Grapevine

I finished my Grapevine piece last week and here it is.   It was a monochromatic piece I did for our quilting class for an exercise in using a pattern.   I decided to have the grape leaves flow out over the border as they do along the wall of my house.  It was a fun piece to do. 

Now I am tackling a large quilt of Kuan Yin, mother of compassion.   I have read articles about her and looked at lots of pictures online.   Then I put everything aside and drew my perception of her from what I had read and seen.   For instance she always carries a blue bottle holding the essence of life and a branch from a weeping willow.   There is often an open lotus flower signifying purity of heart and the level she has attained.  There are sometimes dragons as well.  I will add a bird and tiger resting together in the folds of her robe.    I'll keep you posted.   So far I have only the pattern completed and am  in the process of choosing fabric.   I want to add embellishments and some fluid acrylics to this piece.  Maybe some of my own dyed fabric.   We'll see....

I am almost finished preparing my online class for Quilting Weekly.  It has been quite a learning experience so far.  I will add a link from my blog once the class is up and running if it all works out.