Needlefelting experiments

I have been playing with some more skeleton leaves. I used a background of kunin felt, a layer of skeleton leaves and a red chiffon scarf on top. I needlefelted it and whilst the leaves felted well they just looked as though they were sitting on top of the felt. I thought I would try felting from the back after felting from the front and the difference was amazing. The red felt came through parts of the leaves. After felting I free motion stitched with a variegated metallic thread. The picture doesn't do it justice it's much nicer in real life.
I wanted to practice some more and since I have run out of felt I had been using warm and natural wadding (batting). I wanted to change the colour and short of dyeing or painting it I was thinking what else I could do. Dyeing/painting wasn't an option as I wanted to work with it immediately. I have been toying with the idea of trying hand dyed abaca tissue with the embellisher but thought it would just tear or crumple.
I decided to try it and after the experience with the skeleton leaves, working from the back, I thought I would do the same with the abaca tissue. I worked with the abaca tissue on the bottom with the warm and natural on top. I just needlefelted all over but as I was working away I thought how useful it was not only for the felting but for practicing free motion stitching. Towards the end of the piece I was playing with designs as you can see at the top right hand side of the piece in the picture. I am going to try another piece but this time with a set design. I think I may alter the colour of the warm and natural that is showing through by "painting" with markal paint sticks or something. What do you think, does it have potential?

On a completely different note I learned this morning that my quilt "Marie Curie" won Best of Show at the Quilters Hall of Fame in Indiana, judging took place on Saturday! I am still getting over the shock.