Sew & Tell Friday #2

This is my second Sew & Tell Friday.  I am relieved to say that not only do I have something to share, but also it is the batiks quilt that is finally completed!!  Yeah, for me.  I made this quilt for my mom's husband who is color blind and can only see yellows and blues.  I blogged a little bit about it here.  This is basically 34 different batiks (1/3 yards each) cut into strips of varying widths, sewn together into pairs, then fours, then eights, etc. squared into 11" wide blocks, then blocks sewn together, you get the idea.  (After no rain for weeks, it decides to rain today for pictures).

At first, I tried arranging the strips, then blocks, then panels on a design wall, but that gave me a headache, and finally I just decided to sew and piece randomly.  I also did not pay attention to the pattern when it mentioned the size.  I cut all the fabric first...realized the quilt was gonna be WAY too big...mentally changed the dimensions....now I have TONS of batik strips remaining...all different widths!!!  After seeing all the cool pieced backs on Blogland, I was excited to give it a try.  I just took some extra blocks and batiks from another project and started piecing from the middle outwards.  I am somewhat disappointed in the outcome, but I know Ron will like it no matter what.

Remember my weather situation?  I hung the pieced back on the INSIDE of my french doors.  With a little sun coming through, it caused some strange shadows and gave it a stained glass look.  This is not an accurate depiction of the backing, but I think it does look sort of cool.  That dark strip in the middle is a row of extra stripped pieces from the top.

I need some help in naming this quilt.  My daughter (age 10 and trying to hold up the quilt in the above picture) and personal advisor in all things important came up with some pretty funky names like King Neptune of the Sea and King Fire of the Sun; Fire and Ice;  Neptune and the North Wind.  I was thinking more along the lines of Granddaddy's Rainbow since for him yellow and blue basically represent a rainbow of all the colors he knows.  Other thoughts include A Study in Blue and Yellow; Sun and Sky; Seeing the Horizon (the only one my daughter came up with that I like).  What do you think this quilt should be named?

I plan to have this quilted by a professional longarmer.  I am ready to pass it off and get going on some other gifts/projects.  By the way, the pattern is called Boardwalk by Laura Heine at Fiberworks.  If you are ever in Billings, Montana, you need to check out her store.  It is the most amazing quilt store I have ever seen!!!  You can also check out her website here.  As far as I know, she doesn't blog, but she has a cool virtual tour of her store on the website which includes some of her fabric line.  This particular pattern, Boardwalk, isn't representative of what she usually does, which is cool cowgirl chic.  OK...sorry...I digress.  Click on the Sew & Tell Friday link and check out all the projects.  Have an amazing day!!!