Tuesday, May 28, 2013

solid strings

This quilt, made with long strips of lovely Kona solids, was inspired by a mixture of the Gee's Bend quilters, and a page from Dr. Seuess's "Oh, the Places You'll Go". Pull out your copy, and have a flip through to see if you can find which page. Hint: it's stripey!



Penny loves it. High-contrast and all that. It makes me think of summers at the English seaside, and walks along the promenade lined with beach-huts.

So far, just the top is done, but I'm imagining row upon row of close, straight lines quilted along the stripes.

7 comments:

audrey said...

This is such a fabulous quilt! Love the clear, bright vibe to this quilt.

Texas JennyWren said...

LOVE the stripes. Very nice.

DanaK ~ WaterPenny said...

I love it - and your blog name! If you look at Gee's bend quilt some of them have quilting in these interesting arcs which might be fun on this too - I think it will be a stunner no matter how you finish it!

Rachel at Stitched in Color said...

Yes please, yes please, yes please! It's just awesome.

p.s. my son just found the right page in the book!

Helen @vintageglorybox on Insta and FB said...

Love the quilt, gees bend and the book! My fave! What a great combo :)

purduepam said...

Love your color choices.

jeifner said...

I love love love this. The stripes, the color/white, the different sizes and layout. Just wonderful and beautiful.