Orvieto Quilt

I am now working on my next quilt for my Houston Exhibition and it is based on my time in Orvieto Italy last year where I spent a wonderful week teaching my Textured Treasures workshop. I also had time to create my own fabrics and get amazing inspiration and this quilt is one of the results.
I pieced lots of fabrics together fairly simply. I either painted or stamped or rubbed or foiled nearly all of these fabrics during my time there and they are coming together beautifully.
I now want to overlay a design somehow and the image I have developed is based on this metal grill over a doorway.

I wanted it circular so have repeated it and then drawn a line drawing from it.

Now to get it onto the quilt. I have had a few ideas including discharge and line quilting and overlay. Each has been explored and tested so still not sure what the end result will be.

But I am really enjoying the journey.

And if you are inspired - I am returning to Orvieto next year - September 2012 and would love to have you join me. More information here.

I have been posting progress on my new facebook page and have decided to give away some cotton sateens every time my page reaches a milestone of 200, 300 etc so come on over and 'like' the page to be in the draw. Handy hint -- the like button in in small type on the left hand side. Here is the link