Element - Patti Brooks - Too Hot to Touch

I decided to do an "element" on the stove after being inspired by a workshop by Libby Lehman where she was using the circular attachment on her Bernina. I had bought the attachment with some birthday money and hadn't used it. This piece is reverse appliqued with decorative stitches. I then couched the copper wire as my element with the Cu design from the periodic table for copper. Though I had fun working with the circular foot, the colors were rather heavy. I also added angelina fiber in the center for intensity. My dad used to tell me to get off the "back burner" whenever I was going too slow in some task. I felt like I was making this one for him. Used this technique to make my friend a quilted case for her "netbook" at the same time I was working on this project. Really enjoyed working with the circles and got to play with the decorative stitches on my machine. Patti