Ever since I first heard Jody Benjamin's song about the prairies called Infinite Blue, I have been visualizing a panoramic piece with rolling hills, prairie fields and lots of sky. In the cold of January I decided to give it a go. I started by painting my sky on a piece of satin with caran d'ache crayons and water. It took a couple of tries before I got the sky I was looking for. Then, rather than fuse all the layers (which would have made hand-stitching a bit of a chore) I just tacked them down with fabric glue and bits of fusible here and there. I started at the top and worked my way down, cutting, placing, discarding, starting over, till I had the right combination of colours, textures, patterns and plains (no pun intended). The strip at the bottom was rather serendipidous when I accidentally placed it across the quilt and saw that it gave the piece the panoramic look I was after. I am still working on stitching the pieces together. I think I will finish it pillow case style with no binding. Lately I seem to be drawn to long narrow shapes - both horizontal and vertical. And I am still working on my mosaic piece - many little squares.
