Madrona progress

Although there were lots of interruptions yesterday, I worked late to make up for it. The background is now approximately the size it needs to be, the trees are not only back in place, but they have been layered to show more of the color and texture of the bark. Because of the changes to my original background, I've had to resort to plan B for assembly techniques. Plan B has more collage in the background (instead of just free hand cutting and piecing) as well as the foreground, so I'm now busy with a washable glue stick, basting all the pieces together. This needs to be done before I can add any more pieces, because it's getting difficult to work with so many that are loose. Once the glue basting is finished, I may to some stitching, to hold the pieces, or may finish the collage first. If the whole collage will hold together with the basting, I'll be able to layer it and do all the stitching with the quilting. The only thing that would be added afterward might be 3-D leaves, but I'll just have to keep working and see how it goes...