Peace, Love, and a Groovy Backing

 

There were many years that I thought I had lost my mind the day I purchased the bright multicolored batik that is draped over the right side of the settee pictured below. I wouldn’t even store it with the rest of my treasured batiks. It just didn’t seem to fit in. Too outrageous! Into a dark closet it went, and out of my mind.

Then just this past winter, I created “Peace, Love, and Haight Ashbury”. At the time, I auditioned several backing fabrics for the funky wall hanging, but none seemed just right. Wait until summer, I thought. No need to jump the gun and buy something new.

Well, as you know, summer always does come, and I was back to deciding what to do about a backing for this free-spirited quilt. On a whim, I pulled open the before mentioned closet door, and there was that big hunk of rainbow fabric. Just over 3 yards of it.

I held it up next to my quilt and shook my head.

Perfect, I think. Maybe I did know what I was doing when I bought that wild fabric.