Modern Green quilt with a magenta stripe

I made this quilt a while ago and it has languished in my pile of quilt tops because I didn’t think I liked it any more.  But when I got it out to quilt, I realised that, in fact, I love this quilt.  lol.  Amazing how your perspective can change when you’re not up close and personal with the same thing all the time.  I haven’t really been attracted to modern quilts but when I saw this one in the Make Modern magazine I was immediately drawn to the randomness of the focus lines – in my case, the magenta.  The designer is Mary Menzer, and it is called A Different Drummer, Issue 10.

In my case, I have used all different green fabrics and have arranged them light to dark down the length of the quilt.

It is a really lovely wall hanging, but would work as a snuggle quilt too if you wanted, although it is not really big enough.  You could also use it as a runner for the foot of a bed.

I think the attraction is to hang it, stand back and then look at the different greens and the way the magenta lines draw your eyes all over the quilt. At the moment it doesn’t have a rod pocket, but would be easy to add later.