near disaster quilt

At first, this quilt top was just too wild.  The fabrics (Salt Air by Moda), when cut into pieces and sewn back together, made my eyes twitch.  I found myself wanting to sing "This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius, age of Aquarius..." (you know the rest).  Bubbles, fins, waves, and scales....oh, my!

But once I changed the pattern by adding a thin white strip around the outer edge and then a grey border, the whole thing calmed down...as did I!  The pattern is called Reveille and is from the book "Another Bite of Schnibbles".

Note:  The quilt looks crooked because I shot the photos at an angle AND the wind was blowing.  My stitching is straight. I promise!