All of Natalie’s leaves, tree trunks, foliage and flowers are cut outs from her large collection of printed and hand-dyed fabric which she then appliques to a background fabric. Natalie freely adds fabric paint during this process to enhance the colors and hues of her creations. They are then machine quilted to “within an inch of their lives”, using free motion stitching.
See more about Natalie’s style of quilting in this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Landscape-Quilting-Nancy-Zieman/dp/0896893146