I really liked making this quilt, but it’s good to have it done. My husband found a perfect mural for us for the backdrop, and it echoed all the right colors.
No big thoughts today, just a bit of happiness over the outcome and more than a few photos.
What I found interesting about this backing was that close-up it appeared random. But from a distance, I detected a rhythm of color and pattern.
This week I gave it to my daughter-in-law, Karen. When I was trying to figure out the borders, I asked what her favorite colors were: those were the colors I had planned for. Obviously this quilt was meant to be hers, as when she saw the beginnings of the blocks — the squircle (square with rounded shape) — she said that was one of her favorite motifs. And from then on, I stitched with her in mind.
Quilt #321 • Began August 2025 • Finished August 2026
Pieced by Elizabeth Eastmond • Quilted by Nancy Behner • 65 1/2” wide x 71” long
FMQ pattern is Four Square Rounded by Urban Elementz • Thread: Superior Microquilter, color 7007
Lots of color in this one. Hope it will be well-loved, and well-used.
Other posts about this quilt
The quilt in motion (Instagram video)
The mural is by Mano Mirande, and is downtown Riverside, California.
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