Bliss, 20 months later

Go, Rafa, go!

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Pattern: None, really. Squint and you can see there's a gradual progression of colors from end to end.
Fabrics: Ginger Bliss by Amy Butler, patterns in all 3 colorways; Cotton Supreme Solids in Brown and Sage by RJR Fabrics
Batting: Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20 Cotton Batting
Finished size: 70" x 70" square

I love this qult.

I love the gradual progression of colors from end to end. See it? Down one vertical line, up the other. Head right and explore that side there; left it's something else.

I love how the brown so richly enhances the play of pattern and color.

It's a fun challenge to put together a bunch of colors and patterns into something approaching order.

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Here's the back. Pardon the wrinkles, I just unfolded the thing and laid it out for pictures. Regarding the quilting, I tried something new I read in one of my instruction books. I quilted this as three separate strips, then joined them and added the binding. This technique, it turned out, makes it far easier for the quilter to be able to pass it under a sewing machine's arm. It's not so bulky, therefore it's easier to push through. A closer look will show you where my horizontal lines don't *quite* meet up with each other. You can also see the gathers, proof that my tension is far from perfect.

A pop of bright blue and pink livens up the sage green background.

This quilt was gifted to my sister-in-law. She'd had her eye on it ever since I started piecing the top together, and everytime she visited she'd head for the bedroom where the project-in-progress lay. Little did she know it was meant for her!

Blogworthy: Haven't had one of these in a while. These are all quilt-related:
- The Fresh Modern Quilts pool
- Denyse Schmidt Quilts pool
- Everything Patchwork pool
- Vintage Quilts pool