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A Walk in the Park Challenge

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I put off thinking about this challenge theme too long. There was no reason for that, other than too many other projects that needed getting done. When I finally got around to thinking of this theme, I had no idea what to do. Should I approach it literally, and create a scene from my walk in fabric? Since I don't walk in parks, that would be a challenge. Should I take it as making something that comes to me easily? In the end, I chose to make a quilt of what I like to see when I do walk in a park. I'm not a gardener, but I do enjoy seeing gardens full of lovely flowers. I had a quilted piece left from last month's challenge, so I used that as the backdrop. I thought it was fitting given how much rain we've had this season. So my flowers have rain falling in the background. I had a piece of Kaffe Fassett fabric in my stash, and it was just what I was looking for. Cutting those flowers out was a bit of a chore. Once I settled on a layout, I pulled out my embroi