I stitched along the spine of the leaf. Looked great, but
it needed more, so I did it a few more times. Now for the veins. Because the
piecing lines are straight diagonal lines radiating from the center, I wanted
to quilt curved lines. So I did a few lines in intervals down one side and then
on the other. I thought it would look better with even more lines, but what if
I did all that stitching and didn’t like it?
Then I remembered I was working with scraps. I should
just keep going and see what happened. I’d learn something. It’s called
creating! It’s called freedom!
Now, every time I look at my leaf on the end table in the
living room, I smile. I designed it myself. I didn’t go out and buy fabric or a
pattern. No wonder I love it!
PS: This was the first time I tried bias binding, and
wow! It worked great for those curves.