the {quiet} forest...

{low volume = quiet}  Get it?!

I've been brainstorming themes for Joanna and Julianna's Forest QAL for quite some time now.  Quite tough in light of all the amazingly inspiring fabric selections already out there!!  

To name a few that have been floating around in my mind...

{gypsy} floral forest:  all florals, obviously ;)
{wild} wilderness:  unexpected animal prints—think cheetah, zebra, snakeskin, and giraffe—for the forest animals and their environs
{sustainable} forest:  only selvages, which—incidentally—I've been collecting for years!

For the time being, I've decided {low volume} is the way to go (it's been on my quilting wishlist, so hey, you know what they say about one stone...)

So far in our calm little community, we've got some wispy feathers floating in the air:

A noisy woodpecker:

Seriously, that red/cream stripe wasn't quite as low volume as I had wanted, but I guess if anyone's going to be noisy in this forest, it should be the woodpecker, right?

A {wildflower} grove:

(Okay, so I couldn't resist putting at least some florals in this forest...)

And a {purply} silver fox in the wings:

To be honest, I had high hopes of catching up this past week, but now that the fifth block has been posted (ah!)  it looks like I might always be a step behind.  If you're thinking of joining in on this paper-piecing challenge of a lifetime fun, click the button below for more information from one of the hosts herself! Still seven more fun designs to come ;)

Staying on task by linking up with Lee at freshly pieced ;)