Fuddy is not (quite) Duddy Challenge Piece

I like a good challenge.  Especially when it involves miniquilts....

So I decided to enter Cheryl's Fuddy But not Duddy Challenge.

The requirements were to use brown, green and burgundy + one color to make a modern mini quilt.

Well, here goes:

I added mustard.  I certainly didn't intend to add mustard, which is think is rather fuddy in its own right.

But when I pulled out my solids, it actually fell into the pile, and it seemed nice.

I pieced it to take the shape of a rock formation.  You know, those ones that seem to be a zillion years old but look like they could fall over any time?

I wanted it to have a sense of teetering as if it could fall, but wouldn't.

I tried to also modern it up in the quilting.

You know I love machine quilting, right?

This was a very fun project.  

Thanks so much to Cheryl for hosting this challenge!

What's next, Cheryl?  How about mauve and country blue?

Actually, I'm not sure anyone or anything can modern those up.....

I'm linking this to the challenge.  Click on over and check out the other entries!