Hollis had given us a photo and we had to make a piece representing our feelings when viewing the photo. Not the best description of the assignment, but good enough.
I have been taking photos of fence posts for several years as I find them very interesting. Probably because they have always been a part of my life in some way or another.
Some posts have a great deal of character, while others are rather humdrum. I am guessing most people pay little, if any, attention to fence posts. If one happens to be checking for broken posts or broken wires, they might give a post a second look. In our area there are fewer posts all the time as most of the land is farmed. When a fence line borders farm land, it provides excellent pheasant habitat.
I made the post in layers, did some stitching on parts of the post before putting the layers together and quilting it. I drew barbed wire, placed that drawing on the copier, fused the brown fabric to steam a seam and then ran the fabric through the printer. It printed the image of the barbed wire on to the fabric. After cutting out the barbed wire pieces I then fused them onto the quilt. I stitched all of the grass before quilting, but went back over some of the grass when I quilted it to anchor that area.
