This was a trial for a little wall quilt for a restaurant called The Stone Turtle. The embroidery design has nine framed panels - so the design is broken up. I used Robert Kaufman's design for the sky, Moda batik for the water and I forget who's stone design in the middle. It was framed in a wood grain print.
I'm thinking of stitching it out without the borders so the turtle will come together with pieces meeting, and also cutting the fabric so the water portion is more fluid. Happily it squared up, although it doesn't look it from the photos -- need to steam it down.
Thoughts?