Sunset Flight

If I was was stranded on a desert island and could only make one quilt block for the rest of my life, it would be the flying geese block.   (And yes, I do understand that this isn't a realistic scenario but its my blog post, so I'm running with it!)

Sure, I love a good HST.  And I'm ready to tackle a larger quilt with curves.

But Flying Geese will remain #1 for me.

So when I saw that the theme for one of the QuiltCon challenge quilts was Flying Geese, I was in.

Introducing Sunset Flight - my QuiltCon entry.

The quilting is all straight line.  While I used a gray thread for the majority of the quilting, running through and beneath the geese, however, are quilting lines of yellows and oranges as if the colors were draining or dripping off the geese.

The quilting lines are purposely sorta straight and the distance between then is variable but averages just slightly more than 1/4 ".

The quilt finished at 40 x 42''.  Its eventual home will be on the walls of my daughters room - I love it when she claims my quilts.

I enjoyed making the quilt.  Grabbing a photograph for the QuiltCon entry, not so much.  First I tried a setup outside where the quilt was suspended from a clothes rack.

While this gave me the opportunity for awesome lighting, the slight breeze was not my friend and I didn't get a usable photo.  Instead, I ended up bringing my design wall outside and taping it to the back of a bookcase.  I could pin the quilt flat to the design wall.  (A UPS driver pulled up and handed me a package while I was doing this.  He didn't say a word or ask what I was doing.  I guess he sees a lot of strange things as he goes about his day.)

With the quilt done and photographs finally finished, the next step before I could enter was naming the quilt.

With some help from google, my daughter and a friend, I finally settled on Sunset Flight.  (If you google the phrase Sunset Geese, you will be treated to images of geese silhouettes against a gorgeous sky filled with colors from deep purple to light yellow. )

I ended up entering this quilt and one other into QuiltCon.  Fingers crossed.

I'll be linking up my quilt with  Freemotion by the River,   WIP Wednesday's,  Let's Bee Social, Midweek Makers.  Needle and Thread Thursdays, Finish it Up Friday and Finished or Not Friday.

Have a wonderful day! Patty