Tuesday, 19 March 2013

Flying Geese

The lovely Di - Random Thoughts of Do or Di - asked for flying geese blocks for the Modern Stitching Bee for this month. She specified the colour palette and that the background be grey. Other than that we could make whatever block we wanted as long as it was on a three inch scale. So we could do a 6" x 24" block, a 12" block, or a 15" x 9" block, whatever. The dimensions were our choice, as was the layout.

I went online for a tutorial for making flying geese without any leftover fabric. I've done it before but I needed reminding of how to do it. I highly recommend this tutorial as it tells you how to make the blocks, and - more importantly - the maths involved to make geese of whatever size you would like.

Once I worked out my requirements the sewing was simple, and chain piecing was easy.


I made one 12" square block and it came in only slightly bigger than the unfinished 12.5" required measurements. The instructions said to use a scant 1/4" seam so I suppose I was a little more scant than required. I am hoping Di can still work with this.


For my second block I was going to do a long strip but in the end I decided to send Di six 6" square blocks so she could slot them in where required, or piece them together if that worked better.

The blocks took me far less time than I thought they would and I am happy I don't have a whole bunch of left over HSTs taunting me and demanding that I do something with them.

Susan
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32 comments:

  1. Leanne19 March 2013 at 13:58

    Those are excellent, I need to make a plan and make those blocks for Di.

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  2. Fiona @ Poppy Makes19 March 2013 at 14:03

    They look great Susan!

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  3. Mrs Flying Blind...19 March 2013 at 14:34

    Di is headed for another wonderful quilt!

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  4. Anonymous19 March 2013 at 14:35

    Your blocks look great, I like the block with the small and larger flying geese, haven't seen that before. I need to make a flying geese block myself soon and think I will try that one...

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  5. Selfsewn19 March 2013 at 14:57

    I love this flying geese method, it's genius isnt it!

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  6. heart of charnwood19 March 2013 at 15:59

    Very fresh and pretty, good work my friend! :o)

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  7. Di19 March 2013 at 16:14

    Love flying geese and these are goodies. Di x

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  8. Anonymous19 March 2013 at 16:40

    I've not seen this method before, thanks for sharing! I love the block too

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  9. cheeky monkey19 March 2013 at 16:44

    How great the geese look. I love the colors you chose and the arrangement is lovely

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  10. Trudi19 March 2013 at 17:07

    Beautiful!

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  11. Judith, Belfast19 March 2013 at 17:17

    Ah those orphan hsts can be persistent little blighters! LOVE your geese blocks, large and small! Jxo

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  12. Cindy19 March 2013 at 17:38

    Your blocks are awesome! I finished mine the other day, but yours are so much prettier than mine are. It's been great fun watching how our friends interpret this little challenge, hasn't it?

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  13. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com19 March 2013 at 17:48

    I am so happy I picked this block. You have made some perfect blocks there Mrs.

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  14. Isisjem19 March 2013 at 19:09

    excellent execution of that block!

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  15. Annabella19 March 2013 at 19:13

    Great blocks and so glad you gave that link although I could have done with it yesterday as I was making some flying geese and now have a bunch of HSTs taunting me!

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  16. Dianne Neale19 March 2013 at 19:23

    I've not tried this method, but will definitely give it a go. Di will love these!

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  17. Claire19 March 2013 at 19:33

    They look great.

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  18. Susan19 March 2013 at 19:45

    Wished I'd waited til you had lead the way Miss! You make them sound like a breeze! No missing points here!

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  19. Shay19 March 2013 at 20:07

    Perfect flying geese! You knocked the ball out of the park with those.

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  20. Kirsten19 March 2013 at 20:59

    Your geese look beautiful - will have to try that tutorial next time too.

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  21. Erin Quinn19 March 2013 at 21:18

    What an awesome method!! As soon as you put up a photo it made sense. And I have been staring at flying geese for months trying to work out how they work.
    Your blocks are lovely too :-)
    E xx

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  22. Krista Schneider19 March 2013 at 22:11

    I'm going to have to check out that method! Can you believe I've never made flying geese before? I'm shocked by the realization. Time to try it out! Your geese blocks look fantastic, Di chose a great color scheme!

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  23. Katy Cameron19 March 2013 at 22:28

    Gotta love no waste geeses!

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  24. Sarah20 March 2013 at 00:16

    These are great. I especially like the first block which looks like a friendship star - friendship geese perhaps?

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  25. Marg20 March 2013 at 06:11

    They look great!!!!

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  26. Marg20 March 2013 at 06:11

    They look great!!!!

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  27. Salley20 March 2013 at 06:39

    Love the soft grey with those bright highlights ... cockatoos on a wintry sky!
    Wish I could piece with your precision. Wonderful!

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  28. Catherine20 March 2013 at 07:08

    That's a clever way to chain piece those HSTs!

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  29. QuiltCandy20 March 2013 at 13:47

    Your flying geese look lovely and great colours. Thank you so much for the link to this tutorial, I have been looking for one that I could easily make sense of for ages, and this one's perfect. Now I understand the quick way rather than having to do 1 goose (?!) at a time!!

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  30. Karen20 March 2013 at 21:57

    I love the bright colours and your method looks great! :o)

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  31. Nicky21 March 2013 at 08:36

    So much more clear headed than I ! Missed the bit about the background needing to be grey - drat!

    Your blocks for Di are lovely!

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  32. Archie The Wonder Dog21 March 2013 at 17:23

    Marvellous!

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