I finally got around to adding the borders and finishing up the back. The hardest part has been preparing and planning how to quilt this bad boy. I’ve had the top done for some weeks now, but agonizing over what to quilt. I want to honor the kaleidoscope effect while doing something simple that won’t detract from the coolness nor add to the chaos. I think I’ve finally got it and hopefully my next post about this quilt will be the completed version.

Now you can see the full beauty of the original panel. I wanted to put the full panel on the back so I could (a) easily show people the original fabric and (b) display it with the panel side showing. The layout on the front kind of mimics the colors of the panel too, with blues on the top and greens on the bottom. And you can see why I, a lifelong whale lover, chose this fabric 🙂