Previews + an explanation at the end.

I have about two more hours of mindless fusing to do on this quilt. Thank heavens it is already quilted! It is still on the table and even I haven't pinned it to the wall to get the full effect, so it may have a few more changes before the final product. It measures 57" by 43"ish so you are only seeing narrow portions in each of these shots.

The main difference from #1 Matchstick Moons, besides the background layout, is that on this one I used 85% silk for the matchsticks, and in the first one I used all cotton. I think.
And this one has a lot more moons. And a LOT MORE matchsticks.

This is the view on the table, and it shows the use of the really light values of silk shantung. They glow in real life.
They will be carting me off to the boobie hatch when this is done, so see you when I am declared no longer a threat to myself or others.

To answer the question of why is this quilted already and then the matchsticks are fused on afterward:

With the first Matchstick piece I considered how I would quilt it after it was all done. That posed the problem of stitching between or on top of the matchsticks and that I did not want to do. So I ended up hand quilting the whole thing. Not wanting a repeat of that endurance test, I decided to quilt the top, outlining the suns and having radiating quilting lines coming out from each. Then the fused bits could go where they may without having to worry about where the stitching would be. In the second piece, Matchstick Moons #2, you will not see many stitched lines, except for the lines between each panel. I carefully covered the quilting stitches with matchsticks so that nothing showed but the surface.

The quilting is visible on the back. It is not heavily quilted. I wanted a smooth surface so the matchsticks would be most reflective.