What can I say?

There’s not much to say about this quilt … except that it’s colorful. When I was taking pictures of it, Kevin said, “That’s a riot of color!”

I used several of my favorite Kaffe Fassett prints (the small-scale flower and funky shapes that he does so wonderfully) with lots of blues to help calm it down and hopefully “ground” it.

The pattern is a simple 16 Patch, but the “permission” I needed to be so flagrant and bold with the colors came from a version I saw on Blue Underground Studios. That is such a great website for inspiration for both color and design.

The backing — quite different in mood and pattern — is a modern print, and almost equally as colorful as the quilt itself. The combination of the two (top and back) gives you, in essence, two different quilts!

I had this one professionally quilted in blue thread in a pattern that itself is funky and fun. (See close-ups of the quilting in the photos below.)

The quilt measures 56″ X 64″: a good size for a child’s bed, a picnic, a cozy throw, or a wall-hanging.

Lovingly laundered and ready to ship.