Thanks! I love the bright colors...hope they don't fade with washing. The funny thing about this quilt is that all the strips are from the trash! Maybe I should explain.....I was at a retreat and 7 sisters from all over the country attend this retreat together, they meet there and sew and have a great time. Anyway, they didn't want to take back the leftover strips cut off their fabrics, too much in their luggage so they were throwing them away. I, of course, being the fabricholic that I am, was aghast and asked if I could have their trash. They said 'sure, take it' so I did. Partway through I realized I needed one color to tie them together so my friend gave me this luscious purple. Then I realized that I would have to add some of my own plaids to make it a decent size so I added a few more strips. When I'm finished it will probably be about 10% mine and 90% free. Wowzer! Happy dance.
BTW - I got the pattern idea from the Heart Strings Quilt Project (check out all their pics!)
http://heartstringsquiltproject.com/ So, even the pattern was free!