Gwen's Tips for Studying Quilts

Courtesy of Gwen Marston, from the book Collaborative Quilts:

1. Is there anything unusual about this quilt?
2. What colors are used? How are they used?
3. What surprises are hidden in the quilt?
4. How are the blocks set together?
5. What techniques were used?
6. How do the borders work?
7. How are the edges finished?
8. What is going on with the quilt?

I will make a concerted effort to study quilts in more detail instead of just giving them the thumbs up/down.