Oh there's sunshine

Amy's Quilt Festival is up. 

Everyone should have a quilt made with absolute love. This one is dedicated to the man in my life. I showed him a couple of my favorite ideas...until he told me he didn't like the patchwork look. He prefers the art quilts. I should have known. He is an artist by trade and hobby. When I asked him what he wanted he told a sun. Yellow, his favorite color.  Angrily I began planning. When I found Toscana by Deborah Edwards for Northcott, I knew it would be okay.  

I didn't have to love it, he did. Honestly, I don't think he really cares, but I did. After four months, I finished the largest quilt I've ever made at 108x120. It's all free-motion. I love detail in the sun.

We call these mini-stars "sparkles." I think I first saw them on something by Leah Day.

This is the best reason to make quilts. My kids love to see it come together. They frequently pull out the graph paper and design something.

I used Kona Ash on the back, but I think I would have loved to use one of the yellow toscanas or a marble yellow.

Even on the gray, I like the texture of the sun.

Even if he really doesn't care, at least it's long enough to cover his more than six feet.