This quilt depicts some major landmarks of the Palm and
Indian Canyon areas. This is a desert area, so finding an oasis and waterfall
while traversing this canyon is an unexpected treat. The oasis and waterfall
are both shown in the photos below.
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| Oasis |
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| Top of Waterfall |
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| Bottom of waterfall |
These features were made the same way as the hills, ie: freezer
paper templates on fabric, temporarily held down with adhesive of some sort,
then stitched. The waterfall area has rocks and water. The water was done in
layers using different sheer fabrics. I used a lot of different pieces to get the look I wanted around the waterfall. The number of
pieces used is shown in the next photo.
The palm trees were made using several different layers of
palm leaves. I put darker palm leaves in the back and lighter values on top of
those. I used ocher colored fabric for the dead palm fronds that hang along the
trunk. I stacked fabric and cut several palm leaves at the same time. These
photos give you an idea of how I did that.
 
The palm trunks were made using a variegated fabric that I
show below. These were highly detailed areas that took some time, but I’m very
happy with the way they turned out. Sometimes it’s worth the extra time to get
it right.
 
Next post – Foreground and trailhead area.
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