Covered Bridge II
By Joyce R. Becker

Finished size 21” x 26.5” Materials: VersaCraft™ Inkpads Fabrico Markers Fantastix Applicators Muslin 25” x 30” Lightweight fusible interfacing by Pellon™ 25” x 30” Sky, light blue, 1/3 yard Background mountains, Red Rooster Fabrics, multi-colored fall, Naturescapes, 1/3 yard Foreground, Red Rooster Fabrics, multi-colored fall, Naturescapes ½ yard Water, Red Rooster Fabrics, blue, Naturescapes, 1/3 yard Barn roof, Red Rooster Fabrics, brick red, Naturescapes, ¼ yard Barn, weathered barn or fence fabric, tans & browns, ¼ yard Fence, weathered fence fabric, tan & beige, 1/3 yard Boulders, rock or boulder fabric, browns/gray/rust, ½ yard Tree, bark fabric, browns, rusts, grays, 1/3 yard Leaves, leaf fabric multi-colored fall colors, ½ yard Overlay, netting or tulle, white, ½ yard Shadow on barn, black, 1/8 yard Binding, mottled fabric multi-colored fall colors, ½ yard Backing and sleeve, multi-colored fall colors, 1 yard Batting, Hobbs Thermore™ 30” x 30” Threads to match fabrics 505™Spray Adhesive Spray starch (grocery store variety) Invisible thread (light not smoke) Bobbin or lingerie thread, neutral A variety of machine embroidery and quilting threads, fall palette

This small landscape quilt can be designed and created in just a few short hours. Instructions: Fuse interfacing on back of muslin. Hang “canvas” on wall.   Using sharp scissors (Fiskar™ Softtouch), and the photograph as your inspiration, cut ironed sky fabric and glue into place with spray adhesive. Heavily starch all remaining fabrics (except borders and backing).   Using the photograph as your guide, cut background mountains and glue into place. Place a layer of netting or tulle over the mountains and sky and pin into place. Using the multi-colored fall foreground fabrics, cut natural looking foliage and glue into place.   Cut and glue remaining foreground fabric into place. Cut and glue bridge, shadow, and roof into place. Cut and glue water fabric into place.   Cut and glue fence into place. Cut natural looking boulders and glue into place. Cut and glue tree into place, adding natural clumps of leaves.   Step back from your design and make corrections as necessary. Once you are happy with your design, stitch to canvas with invisible thread, free-motion, using raw-edge appliqué.   Stitch around edges of each element. Trim away netting from bottom edge of mountains.   Once your design is stitched, place on working wall and begin shading with VersaCraft™. Use your blow dryer to dry between each application of color. Blend colors with eyedropper on paper-plate, if desired.   Fabrico markers can also add more shading.   Barn, barn roof, fence, water, boulders and tree where all shaded with VersaCraft™ and Fabrico markers to create intensity and a variety of values. Once your shading is complete, dry with blow dryer and heat-set inks and pens with a pressing cloth and iron.   DO NOT IRON DIRECTLY ON QUILT TOP – INVISIBLE THREAD WILL MELT AS WILL NETTING OR TULLE.   Using machine threads, machine embroider texture and dimension. Sandwich backing, batting, and top, baste and quilt with desired threads.