Modern Quilt Guild Riley Blake Challenge

I made it!  I finished up my Riley Blake challenge quilt in time to meet the deadline for the challenge.

This is the quilt I came up with, Midnight Geese.

I started this quilt a few weeks ago, unsure if I would be able to finish by the deadline, but being positive that I would.  I started with a doodle that I had in my notebook from the beginning of January.

Once I had my design I started making lots of flying geese and laying them out on my design wall.  

I added elements as I went along that added to the original design, such as the pinwheels with the outline.

For the background I used a dark navy blue which really let the challenge fabrics pop.  The binding is also a Riley Blake challenge fabric.   I machine quilted the quilt, echoing around the geese and the border of the pinwheels.

I backed the quilt with a solid yellow to contrast the dark front  Because the yellow was so bright I added another pinwheel of geese using the challenge fabrics.  The geese are made with the scrap strips.  

I am loving how the quilting really pops on the back.

Just one more picture on the ice of the pool.

Midnight Geese is 33.5" x 41"


And... here is Maggie who was my "helper" while I was trying to take pictures.  I think she really wanted the take the quilt and run with it.