Parable of the lost sheep

I am working on a series of five quilts about the parables of Jesus.  They all are colorful with slivers of black and white for contrast.  Right now I am on #4, the parable of the lost sheep. In the story, the shepherd left the 99 to hunt for the one lost sheep.

This quilt has a green patchwork center with 24 different strips of black and white as the larger border.  In the center is a wooly sheep made from a white chenille bedspread.  At first she was playful looking with a cartoon-like face and feet.  Even though the quilt series looks playful in nature, it has deeper spiritual meanings.  I reworked the sheep’s face to be more angular and serious. After looking at photographs of sheep, I found they have pointy feet unlike the squared-off ones I started with.  I have corrected the problems.

I must study the quilt to see where I am led to make the quilting lines.  So far, the center green is quilted in alternating M’s and W’s.  I am still thinking about how to quilt the black and white and what color of thread I should use.