22 February 2014

Snow fences, real and imagined

They appear in short bursts and clusters in areas prone to drifting -
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The old ones are wood; the newer ones harsher, metal -
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Other types of prairie fences are buck fences and barbwire fences, but those don't do much to stop snow drift.

My February journal quilt is titled Snow Fences - but the title is an afterthought. Or rather, a midway-thought, helping to shape something new out of something old -
The blue and white (you have to look hard for the white) hand embroidery is from a larger, longer piece that was abandoned goodness knows when. But it was just the right height for a High Horizon - needed just some machined quilting lines and some dry grass poking out of the snow. And some of those wispy prairie clouds.

4 comments:

sociedaddediletantes.blogspot.com.es said...

Very beutiful and interesting, Margaret. What about stone fences?. Thank you, my dear

Cate Rose said...

Love your landscape quilt!

The Idaho Beauty said...

Nice composition, simple yet compelling. I like it!

Vicki Miller said...

I love the journal quilt and the inspiration for it!