This was a recent SAQA challenge in our local group, to create a piece anywhere on earth, looking down at earth. I chose The Great Barrier Reef, which I was inspired by photos from NASA, “Earth as Art”. The vibrant blues & turquoise are accented with lime green, beige, aqua and white. I embellished it with lots of decorative stitching.
!["The Great Reef" 18" x 40" A challenge project with the theme of Mapping- A View from Above](http://www.bendartquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/The-Great-Reef-575x1024.jpg)
“The Great Reef”
18″ x 40″
A challenge project with the theme of Mapping- A View from Above
![Close up of the Great Reef](http://www.bendartquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Art-quilts-065-199x300.jpg)
Close up of the Great Reef