quilting my flower beds

Here is our east flower bed that my sweet husband has been helping me with. He is wonderful at lifting heavy rocks! ;-)

I'm showing it from two angles so you can see both additions.

It used to be just the little strip quilt of peonies in the middle, then I added the little flap of lavender and the sundial, then came the rock section with the metal thingie and the hostas. The flower bed quilt is growing nicely!

I know it's not sewing or quilting, but it's funny because it's the same process, you have to plan it out a bit, figure out your balance with size (height), color, texture, and then sometimes you just have to cut to fit at assembly.

The other flower bed analogy I came up with is for this picture. Sort of bizarre looking I know, but I'm killing the grass before I start digging any more. This is my version of landscape applique! First I started digging a free form shape (can't stand things to be symmetrical) then I did the edge finish a bit, by convincing that same sweetie to pour some concrete in my trough. I did some "embroidery" with marbles in the top of the concrete. And once my outline is done I plan to fill it in with some pretty flowers, a nice second bird bath (no waiting in line) and anything else that strikes my fancy. This one will start out small here, like a wall hanging, and I plan to add on to it until it's more like king size. Adding in the manner of quilt as you go!

I'm always so amazed that quilting is such a metaphor for all the aspects of life.

Plus it seems to take over life so easily! There was a time when I would see something and think,
"there's a painting in that", and now my first thought is, "there's a quilt in that"!