2016 – Fly Away Home

Finished at last. The “geese” are dimensional, made using the one-seam method popularized by Ricky Tims.

Fly Away Home

It’s baby quilt sized.
On to the next project!

Update 2-2016 Fly Away Home

Progress on the Fly Away Home quilt continues slowly. It’s like assembling a jigsaw puzzle while painting the picture at the same time. Here’s one quadrant taking shape on the dining table.

Pieces of Fly Away Home

Update – 2016 Fly Away Home

Progress on the Fly Away Home quilt has been slow recently, but I finally pieced some of the flying geese blocks. I’m using the dimensional technique with one seam down the center, with the “goose” folded out.

Flying Geese Blocks for Fly Away Home Quilt

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

 

Plans for a New Quilt

I have been working on an idea for a modern quilt using three-dimensional flying geese.  This was my first idea:

Beginning plan for Fly Away Home

Definitely modern with its alternative grid and negative space. The geese finish to 2″ x 4″ and are flying toward the “nest” which is, of course, not in the center of the quilt.

After sketching this, I decided to enlarge the geese to 2-1/2″ x 5″, so the outside dimensions on these sketches no longer apply. I made a few blocks to try on my design wall, but the negative space just seemed too much, so . . .

Second variation for Fly Away Home

The exact placement of the extra geese will probably change, and I think I will also scatter some white-on-white geese around for additional texture. I’m also going to try shading the white to turquoise toward the edges of the quilt.

More to come.