Twelve Quilts of Christmas 2019 – #8

    Unnamed Pattern … uh …  I think we can fix that.  How about “Holy Cow”  or “Oh Wow”.  I think those might do.     Oh where to start.  Focusing on the details is so hard with this quilt as the pattern is so mesmerizing and the chevron setting of the blocks so energetic!   Even with all this liveliness, there is continuity created by the repetition of the same block and the tight colour palette.  As is often seen in Amish quilts, the border colour is repeated in the “body” of the quilt, but in slightly different shades.  This happens repeatedly in this quilt with great success with the different shades of blue that were used. Add to that how interest is created with the purples that range from lilac to greyed purples. Do you see how some of those shifts in shade happen within a single block? The red blocks without a doubt add zing to the quilt. The secret ingredient though is the peachy-pink which adds so much to the overall success of these colours together!     And don’t forget the alternating black pieces in the blocks.  That element adds a wonderful rhythm to the whole composition.   Now let’s look at that thin inner border. You might think that if you were making this quilt, that maybe it wouldn’t be necessary to have that border,  but it is such a vital element.  (I might just be speaking from experience).  It’s job is to keep all the busyness of the middle controlled or “fenced” in.  I wonder if the centre design was done in prints and the hard edges of the design softened a bit, of maybe then that inner border wouldn’t be necessary.  Since it is there though, in the design, well I have to comment that the colour choice for it is perfect.  It speaks to both the red in the centre and the purple.     And if all that is not enough … it shines. This quilt just really shines.     What would you name this quilt pattern?