“Bonanza” Quilt is Done

It’s BIG. It’s my 213th quilt.

“Bonanza” was inspired by a quilt made by designer Tara Faughnan, for which she does not yet have a pattern. I kept seeing it on a wall behind her head on her website. Her quilt is different than mine–she has, in modern fashion, disrupted some of the secondary patterns that will form in a more traditional placement of units. And she does not go out to the edges like I did with the dark blue/purple sashings. So, this quilt did not start so much as a way to use up solid fabrics, but because I loved that quilt Tara Faughnan made. 

I don’t think I’m done with these half-square triangle units in solids–with the resulting secondary patterns that emerge. I’m still fascinated. But who knows?

I quilted with the Bayside pantograph, using a medium grey thread. Bayside gives really nice texture, with some curves, but does not overwhelm.

I love the backing.

Here are a few more up-close pics.

Here is the center of the quilt–showing its secondary patterns.

And now, back to the rest of the quilty pack in development.