Tropical Storm at Sea Close-ups

This is a close-up a single block of the quilt, before it was sewn together. The quilt top had upwards of 2000 pieces in it and all o them were fussy cut for maximum effect. Often each piece was also directional, just to add to the mix.



This is a close-up of the completed quilt. Showing how the colors blended and made a wavy movement for your eyes across the surface of the quilt.

Tropical Storm at Sea

Tropical Storm at Sea

This quilt is an oversized twin quilt made in the traditional Storm at Sea pattern.
However, by fussy cutting and using the tropical colors it gives it a totally different look.

I was commissioned by a friend to make this for her oldest daughter. She said she wanted a quilt that was bright and colorful and reminded her of being at the beach. I cam up with this and she was happy with it.

The large diamonds have various undersea creatures in them, such as various species of fish.
The horizontal elongated diamonds have whales and dolphins or porpoises in them.
The vertical elongated diamonds have ocean backgrounds such as coral or seahorses in it.
The red points form a secondary star pattern.
The four elongated diamonds surrounding the large center diamond give the illusion of circle.
These same elongated diamonds form diagonal waves coursing across the quilt in both directions. The yellow is bits of sunlight piercing down into the watery depths.
The green is algae, kelp and various sea plants.

The entire quilt was quilted on a domestic machine in a mottled pattern that gives the impression of the shimmery surface on the ocean.