Every project starts somewhere. Â This one started with a yard of Snow Dyed Fabric and a jacket pattern. Â My Snow Dyed Fabric is dramatic and I did not want it to compete with the body of the jacket. Â I hand dyed the jacket fabric and the flannel fabric for the batting. Â But it needed something else to give it life. Â That lead to experiments with all of the blue paintstiks in my stash.
Finally selected Iridescent Dark Blue for the Butterflies and Dragonflies. Â Then I was stumped on how to quilt the pieces.
Got inspired by an issue of Machine Quilting Unlimited.  I do love it when a plan comes together and it turned into a Garden for the Butterflies and Dragonflies. I love the subtle use of the paintstiks.