Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
Why tame it? The block is called "exploding block", hence the wild look of an explosion. I think it's lots of fun. Did we really expect a quilt by Bonnie Hunter to come out "tame"? I like that her quilts are not boring.
I am so glad someone said it. The quilt is called Grand Illusion for a reason - we should see an illusion! While I was not crazy about the color recommendations, they really work well together. Bonnie's quilt has an illusion, which, in turn, creates motion, and it is definitely grand! Where as the individual blocks may look "too" busy for most of our eyes, the overall quilt effect is quite stunning!
Bonnie promised it would be a lot easier than last years Celtic Solstice, and she delivered. I appreciate her quilts because they usually are out of my box bot in skill level and in color combinations.