Joyful Quilt - Aptly Named

This quilt was made using a free pattern entitled "Joyful Quilt" by Tamara Kate Designs. She used a completely different colorway and I think my quilt actually is more aptly named "Joyful" than the original due to the bright pinks, oranges, and metallic accents.

 It looks really complicated, but it's basically made of of HSTs (half-square triangles). Some are cut from jelly roll strip sets cut on the diagonal as you can see in these closeups. I did try to follow the layout according to the pattern.

The backing was made up of a checkerboard print with a strip of orange fabric down the center. I also used the orange fabric to bind it. I was quilted with a walking foot on a diagonal grid. It took about 12 hours to quilt and finished at approximately 46"x56".