I live in Australia which is an extremely dry continent. Most of the population lives around the edges as the centre is not really fit for human habitation. However we still need to eat and the farmers are constantly battling the elements of droughts and floods.

We are currently undergoing one of the worst droughts on record and the land is parched.

 I know the drought will end – it always does but in the meantime the earth is craving water.

My quilt is called Breaking the Drought #2 (as I have already made an earlier one) and it depicts the rains finally falling and hopefully sending water to where it is needed. 

I painted some fabric for the background piece and was really happy with how the sky turned out. Definitely storm clouds brewing.

 The green/brown water is hopefully the rain gathering into small rivers

 Another piece of fabric was painted in earthy brown tones to depict the cracked earth. Once it was fused to Mistyfuse, I cut it into random shapes and fused it to the background fabric

 This was the first major quilt I had stitched with my Bernina Q20 and I loved the lasting stitch feature (in red) and the eveness of the stitches.

 The rain was stitched with variegated Aurfil thread.

 Hopefully the rains will come soon

Breaking the Drought #2

Lisa Walton

30″ x 40″

Hand painted fabric and raw edge appliqué

November 2018