Saguaro quilt

It’s finished! Yay! I used swirls in most of the background — and there’s a lot of background in this quilt — hoping to suggest the blowing wind. By the time I’d finished them, I was royally tired of swirls! I quilted the saguaro itself with straight-ish lines interrupted by little jagged bits to represent the ribs in a saguaro and its spines.

Now for the glitch in the plan. I’d hoped to hang this quilt in our living room above the couch. I very carefully measured the already-installed rod supports so as to have breaks in the hanging sleeve in the right places. But did I measure the length of the quilt to be sure it would fit? Of course not! Drat. This first photo shows the quilt hanging in front of the back of the couch — see the problem? We’ll lose a good portion of the quilt behind the couch. 🙁 I can’t raise the hanger, either, because there is, amazingly enough, a ceiling up there.

Here on the right is another photo of the quilt, this time supported by my personal quilt hanger (my husband); this shows the texture of the quilting better, since the light is coming from the side.

And on the left is a close-up of a portion of the quilt, and that shows the quilting even better.

This quilt measures approximately 58″ x 72″, and I added piping in one of the purple fabrics before adding the binding. The quilt and its fabrics were designed by Christina Cameli.