I believe this phrase is part of baseball terminology? For my ninth and last challenge of this second cycle, I have made a map quilt. Returning to base - to making a map, the type of quilt I'm currently best known for. I haven't made a map for any of the previous challenges.
It is called Village Green. This has several meanings. The map represents an English village, set within a variety of green fields. The important one though is the village green - the rectangular area surrounded by houses on four sides. Traditionally, games are played in the village green. The most common one played I believe is cricket. Baseball is not played that much in England, but we have a version of it, Rounders, which is often played by children, sometimes by adults as well. Possibly also rugby and football (soccer) are played there occasionally. The village green is also used for fairs and festivals; it is a community resource which brings people together.
So here is my map of a place where games are played. Freehand cut and pieced using hand-dyed fabrics, machine quilted. 18” high by 27” wide.