Thanksgiving piece finished

This is a peice I started for Thanksgiving week and recently finished

I wanted to express my appreciation for opportunities,

combined with support, that have allowed me to blossom and grow.

I started with this picture

I sketched my hand with a Pentel gel roller for fabric and painted the background.

I created the flower pot using painted batting.

I free motion quilted these details

I made leaves using scraps of green fabric

After several weeks of trying to figure out how to make the flowers I stumbled across a bag of napkin holders at the local thrift store that were perfect. I added some color to them with Shiva Paintsticks.

The last step was to add some dimension to the leaves with stitching so they curled.