Brad's Quilt

Like many quilters, I have a few quilt tops that I work on - to give a bit of variety to what I'm doing. Until, that is, I discover a home for one or other of them, and then I need to give them extra time. Sometimes I need to add a row or border or two depending on where the quilts are going, like in Brad's case - he's over 6' tall and so I needed to make sure it'll be long enough for him and stuff like that. Brad's quilt started its life as an exercise at my Textiles course - my criteria was to join 2 pieces of fabrics together on the curve and so one of the best blocks to use is the Drunken Path or Drunken Sailor - and then adapt the block to suit your vision. I chose oranges and blues because they are on opposite sides of the Colour Wheel and therefore go well together and the black sashings just make the colours stand out and say "look at me". We had just learnt about Colour Wheels in class and so I also wanted to put that into practice.

I used cotton/bamboo wadding in Brad's Quilt because I thought it would be a softer finish - he's 21 and I can see him using it on a cold night while watching a movie or something, lying on the floor with his quilt wrapped around him. Hopefully, it'll stand the test of a 21 year old guy!!!
But will it become a heritage quilt that he can pass on to his own kids or will it collapse under the weight of being used in the moment???
And click on the photo to have a closer look at the binding - I found this in one of our local quilting shops and thought it was a perfect match - what do you think?
Ah! I just had a look at what you can see - and it's a bit hard to tell - but I found a fabric in two-tone orange with uneven sized dots all over it, randomly placed. I love it!!!
Size: 71" x 95" (181cm x 242cm)