Stained glass lap quilt- part 2

Decide to join the panels of the colourwash  with thin strips of grey patterned cotton
so that the pattern is not lost 

This is the reverse of the quilt,but I like the ridges of the seams. 

Start to construct the borders with a soft blue/grey border
 and use the remnants of the strips to make a very fine second border.
It somehow creates the effect of  a stained glass window.

I handstitch the label with the date and message. 

The finished front of  the quilt.
 It has a mesmeric effect with those waves of colour.
Time to layer it up and quilt it. 

Stained- glass lap quilt

I made this colourwash lap quilt
for a dear friend who is having major surgery.
I wanted to give her something
beautiful to look at whilst she was recovering.
This is the story of how the quilt developed . 

I started by selecting 12 different blue/green fabrics including some batiqs
Then I  cut 4 strips each measuring 2" wide .
I wanted the colours to harmonise. 

The strips are sewn together and then cut into 2" strips again. 

The first piece is beginning to take shape.
Time to make a second panel. 

Both panels are stitched
but I'm wondering how to sew them together without losing some of the pattern.