Flock of Geese by Sandra
Burroughs
This great scrap quilt features flying geese in
two sizes. The large geese spin in pinwheels. The
small geese dart in flocks of four throughout
the
quilt. Half square triangles frame the quilt
that
finishes with two more borders to feature
your
favorite fabrics. The sample is made using
a
variety of batik fabrics. This quilt would
also be
stunning made with prints, textures, and
plaids.
In addition to the featured quilt project you
will
learn a variety of techniques to make geese
of
any size or shape.
Supply
list:
BASIC SEWING
SUPPLIES
Rotary cutting
tools (a small cutting mat
is
useful for trimming
geese)
Quilt in a Day
Large Flying Geese
Ruler
(2”x 4” with 4” x
8”)
Design
surface
Fabrics:
2 yards of dark
fabric for pinwheels
4 ¼ - 4 ¾ yards
of assorted light,
medium,
and dark fabrics for blocks, small geese,
and
pieced borders.
1¾ yards of
dark fabric for framing pieced Border and
Binding
•
¾ yard of fabric for inner
border
•
2 3/8 yards fabric for outer
border
•
5 ½ yards backing
fabric
•
Batting 80”x 96” or full
size
•
Assorted scrap fabrics for practice geese using
various techniques.
To speed
construction for the Quilt in a Day ruler, which allows quick accurate
construction of four geese at a time, you may pre-cut the following:
Large
geese for pinwheels—Cut 12 of each size square
•
11” squares that will become the sky
(lights)
•
9 ½” squares that will become geese
(dark)
Small
geese—Cut 24 of each size square
•
7” squares that will become sky (lights,
mediums)
• 5 ½” squares that will become geese (mediums,
darks)
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