Erika's paint box
 

I made this almost king-sized quilt for my son and his wife. (They have a California King-sized bed!) I based it on MSQC's Illusion pattern, but I used the entire 10" blocks of color rather than cutting them in half. Then to make the quilt even larger, I decided to add a large shadow strip like a border to make the whole thing look like it was floating. I arranged all 42 squares in the order of the spectrum of light that is in a rainbow starting with the red in the upper left corner and going diagonally to the bottom right, ending with violet. As I was working on it, the squares began to remind me of water color bricks in a paint box...hence the name, Erika's Paint Box. Erika is my daughter in law and she is an elementary art teacher. Both she, and my son love it!

Very pretty.

That's a fine gift. The larger sized blocks and the border you selected make this a really special quilt.

Very pretty. I like the Illusions pattern.

that's very pretty! i just love "rainbow" quilts and that one is super.

This turned out very cool. They will love it.

What a perfect quilt for an art teacher.

Great name for a great quilt!

Thanks for sharing. That is a striking quilt.

This quilt is a blue ribbon winner. Just great for the art teacher......

Very beautiful....love the paintbox style.

Very cool. The blocks look like they are floating.

I like the rainbowing effect of your quilt. It is really a great quilt for a child-bright. I like that illusion pattern because it has so many applications it seems.

beautiful quilt :)

Nice and bright...great job on such a large piece.

The illusion is great. They do float. Beautiful colors arranged well.

very nicely done

What a fabulous quilt! I really want to try to make it.

Looks like watercolors to me. I like the way the colors float.

Great job!!!

beautiful quilt.

Very pretty quilt. Love it!

I always think personalized quilts are the best. It is beautiful and well thought out..............no wonder they loved it. Great job Mom.

Lovely quilt, all those colors are fabulous.

This is just fantastic!

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I love how you did the border too!!!

What a perfect quilt!

Very pretty. know it will be loved. It is different and colorful. Good job.

i love how it looks with the grey border. so bright and cheerful

Perfect gift and name for an art teacher! I can see why they love it!

Pretty cool quilt. Love the optical illusion!

It's very pretty. I really like how you continued the illusion effect on the border.

What a great quilt, they are going to love it.

Wow, what a quilt. You did an excellent job.

That is super pretty and modern! Can see why they love it. You were so lucky to find all those colors of the same fabric!

Such a beautiful and colorful quilt. You did a wonderful job and how appropriate for an art teacher.

Neat quilt! Great color gradations, and the shadowing too. :)

Your quilt is truly beautiful and perfect for an art teacher. I am sure your dil and son will treasure it forever.

very nice job!!!