Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Friday, April 22, 2022

Writing Rainbow

Remember that wonderful PBS show for kids hosted by LeVar Burton - "Reading Rainbow?"  My kids and I loved that show - I think we mostly watched it in the 80s, although I saw that it had 21 seasons, lasting until 2006.

I was thinking of that show this week as I finished up my Full Stop Quilt top.  I think I'll rename this quilt Writing Rainbow as it's definitely a rainbow of writing symbols!  



I added strips of the rainbow dots that were leftover from this quilt to the top and bottom to give the quilt more length.  It measures about 50 x 64 now.


I think my favorite row to make was the question marks!  I really like how they turned out.


This brings the number of RSC quilt tops that are in the "waiting to be quilted queue" to three at my house!  I guess it's time that I found some backings and got going on that job!

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21 comments:

Cathy said...

So cute! The name Writing Rainbow is inspired!! (And we loved LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow too!)

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

That’s a very cute pillow for your son…last post. Great likes!
Writing Rainbow is so interesting and a great finish. I like the question marks too.
Anyway enjoy your visit!

Michele McLaughlin said...

Writing Rainbow is a perfect name!!! I love this quilt! Have a great day!

Vicki in MN said...

I think the asterisk and question mark are the best rows. You chose the perfect name for this quilt. Naming is hard for me. Wish I only had 3 quilts in the to be quilted pile!

Linda said...

Love the name and the colors in this. I know you are happy to put it into the queue!

Mari said...

Writing Rainbow is a terrific name! It turned out very cute. Who would think punctuation would be so fun?

Libby in TN said...

Congrats of the finish! I stalled out at the hashtag and never got back to it. Our favorite PBS thing was the short pieces about grammar -- Conjunction Junction, et al.

Pat at Bell Creek Quilts said...

congrats on the RSC2021 flimsy finish and Writing Rainbow is a great name!!

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

I didn't realize that show had been on so long I don't think I saw it I had my kids in the early 70's so I think they would have been past it in the 80's. I like that quilt it is hard to find a name sometimes.

scraphappy said...

Congratulations on getting your full stop top put together. Reading Rainbow sounds like a great name! Have fun with the quilting. Always great to finish a project officially.

Julierose said...

Beautiful quilt!! I like the asterisks best--but they all came out so well...nice work hugs, Julierose

Quilter Kathy said...

It's wonderful! Congratulations on getting the blocks together into this lovely quilt top!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

Full Stop is great!!!!

grammajudyb said...

I hope you agree that, “ imitation is the sincerest form of flattery “, because I am definitely copying your layout! Or at least using it for inspiration. My rows may be longer or shorter than yours! I just love how it turned out! Fab!

LA Paylor said...

I won't even count my tops waiting for quilting... or ufo block groups... your latest is so cute

The Joyful Quilter said...

Great name for your Full Stop quilt, Diann!!

PaintedThread said...

That's a great name for that quilt!

Ivani said...

This is a fun quilt top, Diann and you found athe perfect name.

Sylvia@Treadlestitches said...

Great top, and the dot fabric is perfect with it. Now I've got the song in my head, "take a look, it's in a book, a reading rainbow!" Writing rainbow as a title is inspired!

Preeti said...

Being a transplant to the US, there are a lot of references that mean nothing to me. So thank you for explaining that. Writing Rainbow is an excellent name for a darling quilt. May your day be bright and joyful!

Gwyned Trefethen said...

Another Reading Rainbow fan here. My children were born in 1980 and 1984. This was "our" favorite show to watch together. Therefore, I love your title Writing Rainbow, paying homage to the show. Thanks for the fond memory drift and sharing your delightful RSC quilt.