PQ 11.4–Birds in the Air

Fly, Baby Fly!

This week I’ve had so many meanings of “fly” going through my brain thanks to the latest Project Quilting challenge from Persimmon Dreams. I started off with this vintage quilt as my inspiration piece. Isn’t it cool?  It looks like it could be a modern quilt. 

Growing up, we had little parakeets as pets among the zoo of reptiles. I always loved how colorful and perpetually happy they are. We would let them fly around the house and they would land on my shoulder and just chatter away sometimes. I wonder if the thrill I get on a good roller coaster even compares with that feeling of fluttering or gliding through space like a bird.

Then there’s the tin can flying—airplanes! I’m so grateful to be able to travel such crazy distances so fast. As a kid it was always a treat to fly to SLC to visit family in the summer. Grandpa always seemed to be able to sneak out on the tarmac and surprise us as we walked to the terminal. Last summer I was able to fly to the east coast to spend time with the boy and my sisters.  Such a blessing!

This week was also Sarah’s state swim meet—and she’s a “flyer”—butterfly is her event.  Watching her glide through the water is so beautiful—She really does fly! Her speed and grace make me wonder how she came from me...

All this thinking of flying led me to thinking of how we all fly in some way.  We all have strengths and when we come together and share those strengths each of us may fly, but together we soar!

Quilt deets: Made from scraps, including the binding. Used my plain white Aurifil thread for piecing and quilting.  Finishes at 40”square, backed with super-soft milky (yuck to work with!) The gray HSTs are leftovers from Sams wedding quilt.