Scrap Bin Geese for do. Good Stitches
Happy Friday, all! I’ve taken a break from sewing rainbows to sew charity blocks for my local do. Good Stitches. It was a nice change of pace.
This month’s lead quilter asked for Scrap Bin Geese, free tutorial by Andy Knowlton of A Bright Corner. While a fairly straightforward block, it is made up of lots of small pieces. As such, it is indeed a scrap bin sort of project. Just my kind!
Music on and hands on fabric! I just love rummaging through my scraps to find the colors I need and cutting everything up into the right-sized ingredients. Yum.
These blocks are made with sew-and-trim corners. That creates some fabric waste, but since we’re dealing with small-sized scraps already I don’t mind. Plus, the sewing is quite efficient. They came together quickly.
This pair of Scrap Bin Geese blocks is ready to fly! Patchwork is such fun.
Triangles are the building blocks of so many special quilts. They can be simple or fancy, traditionally pieced or improv pieced, wonky or tidy, scrappy or refined. In every form, I love them! Here are my favorite 9 patchwork triangle quilts.
So, you have heard a bit about Angled class, but what is it actually? Glad you asked ;). This digital class is ideal for developing quilters who want to really master angled patchwork piecing skills. You will grow to understand the why’s behind what works and to be able to put those principles into practice in your own designs.
Introducing Super Scrappy, my third and most exuberant Geesey quilt. These happy scrappy bright colors definitely make me smile. I chose a soft and cozy finish with wool batting for this flying geese quilt.
Here we are at the very last week of the quilt-along already. Hasn’t time flown by? I hope you’ve truly enjoyed yourself and will continue doing so until your Geesey Geesey quilt is complete.
Now comes my favorite part - seeing them all together! I’ve put my already-sewn blocks on the design wall and am filling in the blank spaces to balance out colors. We’re almost there!
Here is the passel of geese that I finished pressing this morning. I’m loving the fun, scrappy colors! Today for the sew-along I’m showing you how to sew Wayward Geese using contrast background fabric.
How are your flying geese coming along friends? Today I’ve decided to sew same-geese into pairs. As pairs they’ll be faster to count and easier to put up on the design wall when the time comes. Here are some joining tips!
Many of you have already started sewing, judging by the action at #GeeseyGeeseySAL. There are lots of questions about flying geese accuracy. I hope that today’s sewing tips will help you feel more satisfied with your outcomes.
For my next Geesey quilt, I’m taking a deep dive into my scrap drawers. I love me a good scrap quilt and can’t wait to see how Geesey turns out à la scrap!
A finished quilt! This soft, dusty palette felt like quite a departure for me, but maybe you weren’t surprised? After all, I like to be adventurous when it comes to color, even if the adventure was to be more traditional in this case.
I guess it’s time I start thinking of how to quilt this one! What do you think might look good? Something natural (leaves, flowers, etc.), something geometric-angular or something geometric-curvy? Ideas welcome!
Join the Geesey Geesey Sew-Along! Ready to sew a fabulous flying geese quilt? This project welcomes all quilt-makers from beginner to advanced. With two main versions included in the quilt pattern, plus ideas for scrappy iterations via the sew-along, this is one versatile quilt.
This week has been a busy one. Has yours? Luckily I’ve been able to squeeze in some time behind the sewing machine. In fact, I owe Elora some thanks for that. I’ve made some progress on my Geesey Geesey quilt!
New fabric, the start of a new quilt, Geesey Geesey sew-along news and a flying geese ruler that makes everything easier!
Do you feel it? The winds are changing. A new season is almost upon us. On my last evening walk I watched a flock of birds moving gracefully across the grey sky. Have you always wanted to make a flying geese quilt? I’m feeling geesey.
Angled Course is here, self-paced and full of rich content to explore in new year. On sale at $55 for one week only. Enroll now and start when the time is right!
I got so excited after our chat in November, because I realized I could deliver my upcoming Angled class in a self-paced format!!! If you had stopped by that next evening, you would have found me curled up with my journal…
I know we've all done our fair share of un-sewing, but have you ever un-quilted an entire quilt? How about, un-binding? Yes, un-finishing! That's what I've started today.
Woohoo! I've finished a quilt on the very first day of the year! Surely that's good luck? Today I finished quilting my Indie Geese quilt on our longarm quilting machine. I bound it in quilt-back trimmings...
Brrr! It's been cold outside. There's nothing better than sewing, warm and cozy in my studio, with a cup of tea at hand and such good company. Before our remodel, my sewing space was the coldest room...
You know what I love? When my blog post calendar says "new quilt" and that means I have-to-get-to prepare by starting said new quilt. Yippeee!
This month’s lead quilter asked for Scrap Bin Geese, free tutorial by Andy Knowles of A Bright Corner. While a fairly straightforward block, it is made up of lots of small pieces. As such, it is indeed a scrap bin sort of project. Just my kind!