I discovered a great new way of making a flying geese block! The instructions are on the Friday Block Party on my sidebar but you can find it
here. I posted the original block (Mosaic 3)yesterday. Afterwards, I started thinking about other blocks I could make using this method. I wanted to do a Dutchman's Puzzle, but this is how it turned out. But I was really tired yesterday!
Then while lying in bed this morning, I began thinking about the block and remembered that the'geese' parts all have to be a colour and the rest of the pieces are background. So I went to my sewing machine and made this one. This is Dutchman's Puzzle!
I learned to do this block in my first quilt course, but I hated it. The points would not line up in the centre and my block was really wonky. I made that first quilt without this block. Now that I have found this new method , I think I could actually see myself making a whole quilt using this pattern. Now I just have to find the time.........
Then while lying in bed this morning, I began thinking about the block and remembered that the'geese' parts all have to be a colour and the rest of the pieces are background. So I went to my sewing machine and made this one. This is Dutchman's Puzzle!
I learned to do this block in my first quilt course, but I hated it. The points would not line up in the centre and my block was really wonky. I made that first quilt without this block. Now that I have found this new method , I think I could actually see myself making a whole quilt using this pattern. Now I just have to find the time.........
6 comments:
I like them done both ways...with the geese being solid and also with tme not being solid. Nice job!
it's a really nice block and i can see how you can make a beautiful quilt out of it.
if i self had the time i now wath i was doing.
nynke
What a fun post, so cute. I love the way you really learned to do this and by the way, I do have a quilt in this pattern and it came out really well. It's just taking me forever to quilt it!
they're both lovely, but the blue and yellow combo is my favorite. :)
if you find any of that extra time, please let me know! i've been scavenging for some for a few weeks now. ;-)
Flying Geese is one of my favorite patterns! How is it hat we have even LESS time now that we're retired??!!LOL
I actually like the "mistake" block in red. It has a lovely abstract feel.
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