Finished – Dwindle – 2014

This experimental quilt is now complete.

Dwindle

Update – Dwindle – 2014

Piecing is complete on this experiment in modern design. Quilting has begun – outlining where the green squares “dwindle” away.

Dwindle Quilting Begins

Update – Dwindle – 2014

The experiment continues, using whatever I had in my stash. Fading both the yellow background and the green squares is tricky.

Some lighter yellows have been moved and more dark patches added.

Dwindle – 2014

Just an experiment, pulling fabrics as I go.

We’ll see what happens!

2016 Fly Away Home

More on the new quilt, right now being called Fly Away Home.

Colors and fabric ideas for Fly Away

Here are some fabrics being auditioned for this quilt. I’m thinking the geese will fade from bright orange at the center through coral to very pale. The white/neutral background will hopefully deepen into aqua, then turquoise, toward the quilt’s edge. We’ll see how fabric selection proceeds. I tried a progression like this before (see Dwindle at https://lotuscove.wordpress.com/?s=dwindle from 2014) with only limited success.

First 3-D Flying Geese

The exception to the turquoise fade is the central “nest” block, here pinned to my design wall. The 3-d geese are easy to make, but the openings need to be pinned until the blocks are joined. Here’s a link to good instructions for constructing them:

http://www.generations-quilt-patterns.com/3d-flying-geese-quilt-block.html