Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Flying Geese

I spent some time this past weekend learning how to piece together some flying geese using some pre-cut charm squares I had at home.  As much as I like the idea of pre-cut fabrics, I'm learning that the edges of the pre-cuts are not my favorite to deal with.  I guess it can't always be perfect when you have the convenience of having the fabric cut for you.  Here are some pictures of what I came up with for this baby quilt. 

Here is my sketch of the quilt.  I've been sitting on this for several months now.


Here is the finished top.




I'm getting ready to baste this quilt and it shouldn't take me long to have it quilted. 

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36 comments:

  1. BethJanuary 7, 2014 at 11:53 AM

    This is one of my favorite fly geese blocks! Great job!

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  2. Kim @ TiesThatBindQuiltingJanuary 7, 2014 at 12:08 PM

    Lovely top!

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  3. Lorna McMahonJanuary 7, 2014 at 1:16 PM

    LOVE, love, love it! Those fabrics you chose really do justice to your lovely drawing. Congrats on piecing such a gorgeous top! Looking forward to seeing it quilted up!

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  4. RobotMomSewsJanuary 7, 2014 at 3:59 PM

    Gorgeous!!!! And great art skills too may I add!

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  5. ReneeJanuary 7, 2014 at 5:42 PM

    I love the colors you chose for the quilt! I wasn't so keen on the solids, and then I saw your quilt top and like it a lot!

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  6. Kelly @ My Quilt InfatuationJanuary 7, 2014 at 9:51 PM

    Your piecing looks amazing, Janet! I can't wait to see it in person!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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    1. Kelly @ My Quilt InfatuationJanuary 10, 2014 at 10:14 PM

      and thanks so much for sharing at Needle and Thread Thursday!

      :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  7. Tanya Quilts in COJanuary 7, 2014 at 9:53 PM

    Flying geese are so fun to make. Your setting design is spectacular! I am visiting from Freemotion by the River.

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  8. margaretJanuary 8, 2014 at 1:18 AM

    plenty of flying geese here, and lovely fabrics too.Beautifully put together, wonder if you are hand or machine quilting

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  9. Sarah @ Georgia Girl QuiltsJanuary 8, 2014 at 7:45 AM

    I love everything about your quilt! I just pinned it for future reference. 8-)

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  10. FranJanuary 8, 2014 at 11:22 AM

    This is a beautiful design!

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  11. Elise LeaJanuary 8, 2014 at 11:48 AM

    Love your design for this! I am a sucker for a good flying geese quilt as I am sure this one will be.

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  12. Kelly @ Vintage Fabric StudioJanuary 8, 2014 at 4:17 PM

    lovely! I just made a similar pattern and I love how the geese fly together - wild goose chase it's called! How fun, I just love your fresh take on it!

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  13. Marcia RJanuary 8, 2014 at 9:49 PM

    This is so beautiful and unique. Your choice of fabrics made this pattern sing!

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  14. RamonaJanuary 8, 2014 at 10:28 PM

    Beautiful. Love the fabric and design. What a lucky baby!

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  15. HilaryJanuary 9, 2014 at 12:56 AM

    Girl that looks amazing! I love the way the geese are laid out!

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  16. Christine SJanuary 9, 2014 at 11:36 AM

    Love your quilt! I'm with you on the precut's edges! I love precuts but I do hate the edges :)

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  17. QuarterMileQuiltsJanuary 9, 2014 at 12:49 PM

    LOVE this! Great idea and put it in a pattern! Keep brainstorming :)

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  18. Laura C @ littleandlotsJanuary 9, 2014 at 2:21 PM

    What a fun block! I love that you used the print fabric for what is usually "negative space" in the geese. I can't shake this motif, every time I see a geese quilt I want to do another one. Yours is making the itch 10x worse. :)

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  19. Created by KathiJanuary 10, 2014 at 9:58 AM

    Love how your flimsy turned out... I have a hankering to put some geese in an upcoming project! Thanks for sharing at Sarah's :) You are a great designer and piecer! Can't wait to see how you quilt it now :) Kathi

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  20. M-R CharbonneauJanuary 10, 2014 at 10:08 AM

    It's looking gorgeous, Janet! Love the colour palette! Could you link back to TGIFF! in your post so that your readers can find us too? Thanks! :)

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  21. Michelle BartholomewJanuary 10, 2014 at 10:31 AM

    What a gorgeous top! I absolutely love flying geese and they look so cool in this arrangement. Can't wait to see how you quilt it!

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  22. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2014 at 4:22 PM

    Beautiful! Lucky baby. I'm with you. I understand why they pink the edges, but I don't like it at all. I actually do FG the Eleanor Burns way, so I don't use pre-cuts for that, but I do sometimes for other things.

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  23. UnknownJanuary 10, 2014 at 6:41 PM

    Beautiful quilt! Would love to see how you quilt it.

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  24. SaraJanuary 10, 2014 at 7:18 PM

    Pretty design work!! It looks so good with the white background fabric!

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  25. Sweet WoodruffJanuary 10, 2014 at 8:36 PM

    This is wonderful. I'll have to remember this. Using white as the geese and color as the "sky". Thanks for sharing and inspiring. Happy Quilting.

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  26. AmandaK@whatthebobbinJanuary 11, 2014 at 9:54 AM

    Just gorgeous! I can't wait to see it all quilted up!

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  27. Michelle@factotum-of-arts.comJanuary 11, 2014 at 5:27 PM

    I love your finish. It is so crisp and clean.

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  28. UnknownJanuary 12, 2014 at 6:50 AM

    Pretty design layout. I like that you put the color in the 'background' and kept the geese white. Turned out lovely.

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  29. Alyce @ Blossom Heart QuiltsJanuary 13, 2014 at 6:58 PM

    Joining the horde of people admiring this beautiful block!! What a beautiful design! I love the placement of fabrics.

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  30. Stacy OlsonJanuary 14, 2014 at 3:06 PM

    What a darling quilt and design. I found making flying geese to be not the easiest blocks to work with, but yours look great!

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  31. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2014 at 9:11 PM

    This is gorgeous...no no super gorgeous.Loved everything from the diagram to the quilt.

    Leena
    India

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  32. TiffanyJanuary 16, 2014 at 7:18 AM

    Very pretty quilt - interested in seeing how you quilt this one up :)

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  33. JulieJanuary 16, 2014 at 12:29 PM

    This is lovely - even your plan is a work of art. What fabric line/s is it made of?

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  34. hydeeannsewsJanuary 24, 2014 at 11:58 PM

    golly, that fabric is beaUtiful! your geese look great. I totally agree about the precut pinked edges - blegh! I don't think i'll be buying many more of them in the future because of the edges and because I'm more inclined to buy quarter yards of only the prints I like now. those "cheap" charm packs are what usually got me. for not-too-many bucks I get a square of everything. just a smidge. but when I stop fasting, I think i'll be over that inclination. maybe. =)

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  35. Carmi QuilltsOctober 6, 2017 at 7:28 AM

    I have a Dutchmans Puzzle that I'm waiting to quilt. How did you quilt it? Could we see some close ups of the quilting?

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