"not so straight, not so narrow"

An Iowa Quilt
Made from 70 6 1/2 inch plaid squares cut in half to 6 1/2 by 3 1/4 inches. 

Red strips in each row, cut 6 1/2 inches long: 2 cut 1 3/4", 2 cut 1 1/2", 2 cut 1 1/4", 1 cut 1". 

(I cut some 6 1/2 inch red strips then cut my little strips from them.) 

What I like about this quilt: 

The plaids recede to background and are not on a grid because of the uneven sizes of the red strips. 

But, because of planning and using the reds in equal numbers in each row, the rows stay the same length. 
Made commemorating marriage equity in Iowa.