New Work

Last week I pieced two small quilts for the latest studioQ color challenge.  I decided to make a strippy-ish quilt, so I cut one strip, in varying widths,  from each of the colors in the challenge palette.  I had chosen more than one values of some of the colors, so there were quite a few strips.  I pieced a small piece together (I think it is 22" x 28" at this point) and decided it was ok.

Composition #1

But I had lots of strips left over.  What should I do?  How about another strippy piece?!  And voila:

Composition #2

 I hung the two pieces on the design wall, and over the weekend I kept walking by and thinking, "hmmmm."  Thinking can sometimes be bad, but I seem compelled to do it anyway.  So today, I decided to sew the two small pieces together.  It is now about 22" x 45".    And this afternoon I quilted it, so I can't change my mind.

Composition #3

What do you think?  Good decision or bad decision?  I'd like some opinions.

And, as long as I'm in a questioning mood, how about this orientation?

I'm linking this post to Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday, Richard and Tanya's Quilts Link a Finish Friday, Friday Fabric Frenzy, Confessions of a Fiber Addict and Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it up Friday.  Go see all the wonderful work there

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