It Started With a....

... bit of inspiration from embroidery software I purchased last year. I saw the designs and thought that they might be interesting to use.... some day!

Then.... I found the perfect fabric as a background

for the embroidered designs.

It looks kinda like rock.

It's bright.

The designs would "pop" on this.

Then.... I found another fabric.

It reminds me of the red rocks of Sedona,

and Bryce Canyon,

and Santa Fe....

Several of the designs I liked the most required machine embroidery

and applique.

This fabric would be awesome in an appliqué!

(Don't you think?!)

Then I went to a quilt guild sew day and I was introduced to

"Stack and Whack" quilts.

The finished results look somewhat like a kaleidoscope.

I found fabric in great colors for a "western" quilt,

and made some blocks using this technique.

Then I put it all together. 

I found some thread with the perfect colors for quilting,

and I dreamed up some Indian-like designs to quilt,

and I went to work!

Nope, they aren't perfect!

 But, considering that I've only been using the

longarm machine for a few months, 

I'm not dissatisfied!

And, 

finally....

Ta daaaaaa....

I completed the quilt, which I named "Navajo Nation",

(even though some of the designs are Hopi)

and I sent the quilt to my sister.

I sure did have fun on the whacky road to dreaming, designing and completing the quilt!