Flying Geese remind me of the following:
This is a flying geese quilt pattern. The
spiritual meaning of flying geese represents determination, purposeful movement
and productivity, quest fulfillment and wisdom. (whatismyspiritanimal.com)
According to the Bible the wild goose in addition
to the dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. (Baylor.edu)
Getting back to flying geese quilt, there are
many patterns for this type of quilt. No one knows the origins of the pattern,
there are many theories and folk tales about this pattern.
There is a large goose family living in the
cemetery nearby along with squirrels and bunnies and birds. They eat the bugs
and decaying flowers from the graves as a natural form of recycling.
The above right lower picture is a quilt from the
1840-50 and is on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC in the
American Wing and is a compilation of many types of fabric used at that time.
Obviously the sewist of this beautiful quilt did not waste any extra fabric.
As a sewist myself I truly appreciate the time,
money, patience, the cutting out of squares and triangles and rectangles to the
point of madness and wresting with sewing the darling together and the meditative
quality in sewing a masterpiece. I have made quilts like this and it is my hope
that the family I gifted it to keeps it in their family forever as an heirloom.
Honk, Honk…………………………….Honk, Honk……………………….Whoosh.
Georgia
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