Geese are now a Dutchman's Puzzle

Good day from a rainy Midwest location.  Yes, we need the rain! 

In my last post, I outlined how I was making flying geese units with a no-waste method.  I am assembling them into Dutchman's puzzle blocks, finishing at 8 inches.  Lots more blocks got done this weekend and yesterday.  I tried laying them out side by side, to see what they looked like:

My blocks are very scrappy and I don't like this setting - too busy and overwhelming to the eye.

How about on a neutral sashing fabric?  (Gray that I had, not ironed - oops!)

Better.  But I think I would like a darker gray.  More fabric purchasing is in my future!  And making more blocks.  I have about 35 right now.  And I have a pretty good pile of cut fabric squares left.

I have travel this July, but I should be able to work on these blocks this week.

Linking up with Midweek Makers, Put your foot down at For the love of geese, Needle and Thread Thursday,  Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Nina-Marie,  Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.

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Geese are starting to fly

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After finishing my recent Nearly Insane project I was at loose ends  You know that quietness after a big project is done?  So I did other things for a week, but I came back into the quilting space and started sewing up flying geese using a no waste method.

https://www.patchpieces.com/files/flyinggeese.pdf  is my source.  There are other tutorials on the web.

I had a number of sewn geese from a previous project - many geese in columns in this finished quilt from 2017.  And since I cut without counting, many cut big squares and little squares for the no waste method.

Since I had already done geese in a column, I decided to try a different block.  I believe this is called Dutchman's Puzzle:

Laid out on the carpet. Each "goose" is 4 by 2 inches finished.  I have gone very scrappy so these blocks will definitely get a dark sashing - maybe dark gray, navy blue, or brown, to tone things down!

I am also finding that my geese are not all turning out the same size - time to pay attention to my method and be as accurate as I can.

Linking up with Midweek Makers, Put your foot down at For the love of geese, Needle and Thread Thursday,  Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Nina-Marie,  Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.

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Nearly Insane Project is Done!

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I am reporting that a long term project with much work put into it is done done.  I worked on Nearly Insane blocks in 2010 and 2011, but then put them aside for a long time.  I unearthed the project recently, while looking for fabric for binding something else.  I counted the blocks, set them out, and found I could make a rectangular quilt with only a few half blocks to add.  This is not the full 90+ blocks of the full quilt.

I reported earlier too that the top was done, and while the center was flat, the borders definitely weren't.

Well, off to the local long arm quilter it went.  I picked a simple fan quilt pattern, to let the pieced blocks shine.  She promised to do her best.

Well, what came back was simply amazing.  The borders are nearly as flat as the center.

Laid out on the floor of my sewing space.  Nearly Insane fans will note that yes, it's a smaller quilt, and I did not do the zigzag border.  In the original quilt the sashing was more of a tan color.  I had enough of the pink for sashing and border, but not much left over!  The quilt is bound in the black of the inner border.  Here is a close-up:

I am so happy this is done.  This is a keeper.

Linking up with Midweek Makers, Put your foot down at For the love of geese, Needle and Thread Thursday,  Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Nina-Marie,  Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.

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Air Castles is now a top

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When I last posted, I was playing around with some Air Castle blocks.  This was part of a challenge from a mailing list I am on.  I decided I really liked the feedsack fabrics with off-white, and continued making blocks.  Until I ran very low on different feedsack fabrics.  I have stopped at the size of  4 blocks by 5 blocks.  Each block finishes at 9 inches square, and the sashing and border is 3 inches wide, so a size of about 51 by 63 inches:

1930's and 1940's fabrics look better I think with a bit of off white fabric around them.  A close-up:

These vintage fabrics and feedsacks were acquired from antique fairs, antique malls, and ebay.  The final quilt will be a lap quilt or throw.  Still thinking about whether I will quilt this myself on my trusty Kenmore or send out to a long arm quilter.

Linking up with Midweek Makers, Put your foot down at For the love of geese, Needle and Thread Thursday,  Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Nina-Marie,  Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.

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Viridian