Starlight geese now a top

 Good Day, and welcome to my blog on quilts and quilty happenings.

I have a project that I have moved forward from blocks to a top minus a border.  I described the beginning of this Starry Geese project in This Post from June 2022,  using This Pattern from Patchwork Pieces.

I used these instructions for no-waste flying geese, making 4 at a time:

https://www.patchpieces.com/files/flyinggeese.pdf

Here are the blocks, sashed and laid out on the floor.

In the midst of assembly.  I am using Kona snow as a constant background, and the "geese" are vintage fabrics and feedsack fabrics.

A close up, with a feedsack laid out as a possible border fabric:

Except this feedsack has a big rip in it, as many do.  I'll find something suitable in my collection.  This top is folded up for now, awaiting further inspiration.

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Starlight geese progress

 Good day and welcome to my blog.  It's a lovely summer day in the American Midwest.

I was fortunate to spend some time in my sewing area today to finish up the last of my planned 35 Starlight geese blocks.  I wrote about the beginnings of the project in this post, which has background info on the pattern.  I am using real feedsack fabrics and a constant background fabric of Kona Snow.  This pattern takes a lot of background fabric!

Anyhow, here are all my blocks, laid out on my design floor:

Sorry about the keystoning there.  The pattern is a variation of a wild goose chase.  But let's add some 2 inch wide (finished) sashing.

Getting ready to sew.  The block on the top is a little small on one side so it's pulled out for special treatment.

First set with sashing, laid out to see how it looks:

Yes, sometimes points get chopped off, no matter how careful you are with measuring and keeping a steady 1/4 inch seam. (look at blue triangle at lower right; triangle at uppermost right).

Blocks finish at 10 inches square.  Projected size is 60 by 84 inches, plus maybe borders, so a throw size.

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Flying Geese Pattern: a start on Starlight Geese

 Good day and welcome to my blog!

It's a beautiful day in the American Midwest.  I'd like to share with you what I've been working on for the last few days.  

I think I'm on a roll with flying geese units.  I created some blocks in the Cups and Saucers pattern, from the Patchwork Square website.  I blogged about them previously.  Well the finished blocks are in a pile in my sewing room, as I continue forward making more flying geese units for this pattern:

A little out of focus, but you can find the Patchwork Square pattern here.  I am switching the values of the pieces:  Geese units are in feedsack fabrics, background is Kona Snow.

Here is what I have so far:

Laid out on my design floor, so that is my carpet in between the blocks.  I am using these instructions for no-waste flying geese, making 4 at a time:

https://www.patchpieces.com/files/flyinggeese.pdf

This is fun, but as each block finishes at 10 inches square, it will take a while to get up to a reasonable quilt size.

Linking up with Midweek Makers, (She featured my last project this week - thank you!), Put your foot down at For the love of geese, Needle and Thread Thursday, Nina-Marie,  Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.

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Viridian