Charly's Quilt

I love the idea of quilts... problem is, I think a lot of them look outdated or pioneer-y. That in itself is not a problem. There is definitely a place for pioneer decor in this world. But I'm more into mid-century vintageness, rather than handcart pioneer type stuff, and quilts don't scream mid-century modern to me. When I saw this quilt from The Crafty Traveler on Pinterest, I fell in love. So modern. Fresh. Unexpected- other than the fact that chevron is totally overdone in blogland right now. I haven't jumped on the chevron bandwagon until now. But c'mon, can you blame me? This made me realize quilts don't have to be granny. (and on that note, Emily Henderson did a blog post about it just as I was coming to this conclusion)

Strip Tease

Its not what you think... this is a family blog- we like to keep things G-rated. PG maybe. So when I titled this post 'Strip Tease' it was in reference to this: