This quilt is in a grid pattern. The center of the grid has the red print. The sashing is white but the overlap of the sashing rows and columns is a red print. The three-part border is first white, then a dotted red border, and then a wider white. The binding and backing are the same white cotton.
This was the first quilt I tried free motion quilting on. I had a fun time, but I now know that straight-line quilting is more my style. It's not the best FMQ you'll ever see, but the quilt still works as a quilt. Don't be afraid to try something new.
The verse for this quilt is:
"'Come now, let us reason together,' says Adonai. 'Though your sins be like scarlet, they will be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they will become like wool.'" (Isaiah 1:18 TLV)
This prophecy to Isaiah concerns the nation of Israel. God starts the prophecy by lamenting that Israel has turned from Him. Israel has forgotten who their provider is and are rejoicing in their own glory. When they perform the sacred ceremonies set by Torah, they do so in mockery. How can they make sacrifices on the altar in the Temple when they worship other gods and their own wisdom just outside of the Temple? The duplicity and iniquity made God call out to Isaiah to give the prophecy. God doesn't want us to worship Him in action only, praying for the sake of saying words. He wants the full worship of our hearts, with feeling behind our actions.
What should Israel do? God tells Isaiah for the Israelites to wash themselves clean, to do good works, protect the orphan and the widow. Then God says this iconic verse. Though they had been in sin, if they repent and change their ways, their sins change from scarlet to white snow. From crimson to wool. There is forgiveness, but they have to change their ways. God makes a promise in verse 19. If they change, the land will produce good fruit. They will be blessed. But verse 20 gives the consequences of continuing in sin: rebellion is rewarded with war.
God is clear in this prophecy. Repent, change, and you will be forgiven. God says, let us reason together. This is the logic of the Bible. God shows a biblical equation here: repentance + change = forgiveness. Forgiveness leads to blessing. But rebellion + evil = scourge of the sword. Turn away from God, and the land will dry up and nations will turn against Israel in war.
If we assign weights to the parts of the equation, do your own desires weigh more than the blessings that come from forgiveness by God? Forgiveness changes the situation completely. The crimson of rebellion is washed away quickly by God's forgiveness snow.