The Cliffs of County Kerry, Ireland - Done

The Cliffs of County Kerry, Ireland

 It's been a few weeks (or months?!) since I posted and I finally finished the Cliff landscape I've been working on for so long. I have a couple of close-up shots to show you  and this will be a short blog I'm afraid. 

Closeup shot

 I used Intense Color Blocks to change the color of the water print fabric I chose and to add the white water at the base of the cliffs. From the last blog you'll read that I used the white color block and drew it on pretty darn thick. Alas, the stuff kind of powdered away as I worked on the quilting. 

So, I put it on again only not so thick and I used a fabric medium to help it blend and be permanent. This still didn't quite accomplish what I wanted so here and there in the foreground water I used a white acrylic paint with a fabric medium and that worked well. (I put it on after the quilting was finished.) 

Closeup of the water

 I quilted the water in long wavy lines with little hooks here and there. Nothing brilliant but the quilting part of making my landscapes is not my strong suit.

Foreground quilting 

 My confetti worked out pretty well didn't it?! During the quilting I made tiny loop da loos in a rich pink/magenta variegated thread to bring out the heather color.

Cliff quilting

When I quilted the cliffs I chose a variegated gray thread and just followed the lines in the rock formations.

I said it would be a short blog, didn't I? This is it. I feel lame for not having more for you but family issues have kept me pretty busy and to tell you the truth I'm a little tired.

I have started thinking about what I'm going to do next though. We must have ideas to ponder when life gets too busy for the actual sewing business!