‘Captivity and Flight’ is the title of Chapter 5 and it refers to the warrior raids on settlements, in which many women and children were captured and often assimilated into Aboriginal culture. Those women who managed to escape and return to their homes did so at great peril, and sometimes leaving their children behind to their own fates. Either through escape or ransom, the ones to make it back home would none the less be traumatized by their ordeals, leaving them with something to deal with for the rest of their lives.
Betsy Chutchian has represented these experiences with the symbol of the flying geese unit incorporated into the blocks in this chapter. Wild Geese, Wild Goose Chase, and Rambler are blocks that carry another message of hope along the journey.
Wild Geese
Wild Goose Chase
Rambler
Until next time,
carol xox
Love the purples in your Wild Geese block. All of the blocks look great! xoxo
Hi Tammy! I’ve been expanded my original colour scheme a little, in order to have a slightly more random/scrappy look to the quilt. I was beginning to feel a bit too matchy-matchy and we can’t have that 😮 xox