Quack! Quack! The Attack of the Flying Geese

Flying geese is such a staple in quilt blocks.  Why have a I waited so long to really make them?  Cutting odd sizes like 7/8″ or 3/8″ drives me insane.  The thought of making a large amount of flying geese was the obscure size squares I would have to cut makes me cringe.

I’m not alone I’m finding.  Lots of great tutorials on Pinterest to help with no waste flying geese.  Take your pick of one.  I was able to find one that is my style.  The tutorial is based on using charm squares and a squares that don’t encourage me to throw my ruler across the room.

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Since the fabric budget is at an all time low right now, I dug deep into my scraps and stash.

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Not a bad selection of colors of for a boy quilt.  Cutting was either a 5″ square or 2.75″ square.  That’s the kind of quilt math I enjoy.

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Chain piecing was so nice to work through.  It was kind of therapeutic to hear that hum and watch the progress of these blocks.  I did have to go back and make some more to complete a baby quilt top.

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The blocks look like little hearts before the next step.

For the design of the top, I knew I wanted all the geese to fly in the same direction.  Maybe in the next one I will play around with more movement.  The dad of this baby is in construction.  Having the geese like little towers is in recognition of that.  The mom is a vet tech and there are some small animal touches added to the quilt.

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I adore the completed top.  Maybe it’s the fumes from all the starch I had to use.  There are many many seams on the back that did not want to cooperate with pressing.

There should be time this week to quilt.  I’m leaving for a girl’s weekend and want to bind on the drive.