A poetry quilt:

Do Stones Feel?
Do they love their life?
Or does their patience
Drown out everything else?

When I walk on the beach
I gather a few
White ones, dark ones,
The multiple colours
Don't worry, I say, I'll bring you back,
And I do.

Mary Oliver

The quilt has part of a Mary Oliver poem 'Do Stones Feel?' hand-appliqued across it. Its difficult to see in this top image as its incredibly difficult to photograph.
I have made this for friends with a beautifully fresh white home with accents of grey throughout, so subtle quiet poetry and a loose depiction of pebbles in hand-applique felt right.

. The pebble section was done pretty much free-hand with an instinctive approach to placement and shape.
. The word section needed a bit more planning to make sure it would fit on, positioning had to be quite accurate, and so I followed a guide that I applied with a water soluble fabric pen.
. Once the decorative parts were completed, then the quilting could happen, I hand-stitched the quilting lines in diagonal stripes using matching white thread for a subtle effect.