I painted this piece (only the backdrop) a few years ago, not sure what I was going to do with it. Eventually I came up with keeping it a full-blown landscape..I had left it just with the trees and butterflies for a short time, I always thought that it needed something else, so I painted in the bench after it was all quilted up. Many times I’ll put a piece to the side until that certain something that it needs clicks…It’s a large piece 40w x 29h. I was thrilled when I received the news that it was selected for inclusion in the special exhibit  In Full Bloom 2011: Floral Quilts in Memory of Helen Pearce O’Bryant. I’ll get to see it on display in Houston! this coming November 3-6, 2011 at the International Quilt Festival/Houston…