Flight Pattern

QOV kit
fabric for quilt top, binding, pillowcase and label

I attended the Winter Carnival Quilt Show on February 7, 2015 and selected a free kit for a Quilt of Valor. The Wyoming QOV coordinator asked that the finished quilt tops be returned to her before August so they could be quilted.

The fabrics in my kit were precut, so making the top was quite easy. Once I had all the blocks made, I placed them, according to the included diagram, on my design floor. Something about the block placement bothered my eye. The dark blue and light blue "arrows" were aligned in rows and headed in opposite directions, however, all my eye could see was a chunky dark blue house shape.

block layout shown in the pattern

I flipped one of the rows of blocks and saw a chevron, so I flipped every other row of blocks which resulted in a design where the "arrows" were alternating in each row. My eye was much happier with this design. The chunky houses were gone.

block layout with every other row flipped

I asked my sisters, niece, and a friend which setting they preferred. My sisters liked the original design; my niece, my friend, and I liked the revision. The majority ruled, so the rows were sewn together, using the alternate design setting.

Flight Pattern
Quilt of Valor
56 x 70

I prepared a backing for Flight Pattern and delivered it to the QOV coordinator on Friday. She was surprised to get it back so quickly.

Flight Pattern is QOV # 55

A complete list of the Quilts of Valor that I've made can be see here.