Today I was able to complete another quick project and stash buster. I wanted to work on another pattern that I had sketched up: a rocket! It went together really smoothly and I really think it is a super fun wall hanging for a child’s room (or for an office… I can think of a few former co-workers who might actually like it! ha!). I especially like the pop of color from the teal binding.
Fly Me to the Moon
The rocket itself is made of 2 different shades of Kona red (although I don’t know their names, oops). The fins and rocket nozzle are a slightly more orangey-red than the body of the rocket. Oh, and YAY for math! The Pythagorean theory didn’t let me down today and helped me put this rocket on a nicely inclined 45° angle. 😀
Fly Me to the Moon – Backing
The wall hanging finished out at 25″ by 25″. The backing is actually an old Harry Potter fabric line. I have a LOT of it hanging around in my stash, so it felt good to use some of it up. I have so much of this print because I used to use thumb tacks to pin it up to the walls in my college dorm rooms. Pinning up fabric is a cheap way of avoiding the college dorm room decorating police (and even cheap apartment living decoration). So, yeah, the fabric is over a decade (and a half) old, so it was time to put it to other use.
Fly Me to the Moon – Detail
For the quilting, I used cotton thread that matched the top (dark navy) and a brighter blue in the bobbin to blend in with the backing fabric. I stitched an over-all swirl pattern into the background; the swirls are meant to evoke spiral galaxy clusters. I am not sure if I am 100% done with the quilting, but the right inspiration for adding detail to the rocket hasn’t struck me just yet.
I have this listed, along with several other items, for sale in my Quilting Jetgirl Etsy store.
Very nice design and quilting! Love the red on blue.
It looks great! Your swirly quilting goes well with the theme of the quilt.
Another fun project! I really need to sign up now!