Flying
Geese was inspired by the traditional American quilt block of the same name.
I
love the colours and shapes used in traditional quilts, they share a common
purpose to crochet blankets and so there is a crossover between the 2 crafts.
It
is claimed Flying Geese quilts were hung on washing lines as part of the
Underground Railroad Quilt Code; the Underground Railroad was a network of
secret routes used by American slaves to escape the southern states where
slavery was legal to the free northern states and Canada in the north.
The
points of the triangles (Geese) pointed in the direction that the slaves should
travel on their secret journey north.
Even
if this is just a myth, it’s nice to imagine that a quilt could not only be
comfort against the cold but also helpful as tool against slavery.
I love the idea that a quilt's could point the slaves to their freedom and wonder who my blanket is trying to aid and what/where its pointing to.
I used about 18 different colours, the blanket design is consists of stripes, the stripes slowly change colour from top to bottom, giving the blanket a very subtle sense of movement.
Wip photo's
I really struggled to get the colours right, so there was an awful lot of frogging involved :-)
As per usual Billy performed his comfort control tests.
Finished photo's
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