Truly, I don’t know the name of this quilt. If you do, please spill the beans!
The following instructions are for do. Good Stitches – Grace Circle, but you can follow along too. I found some inspiration on pinterest for this design, but thought I’d simplify it for time sake. You’re probably thinking, “Why don’t you know the name then?” Well, I didn’t pin it {duh!} and now I can’t find it. Thankfully, my handy Iphone caught a picture of it and I have that to share.
Inspiration
It’s scrappy, baby!
We’ll be mixing it up a bit so listen up…NO WHITE BACKGROUND! Rather, we’ll be using off white, creams, light gray, etc. And texture is okay too. That applies to center sashing as well. The squares I’ve made for you will show you the start and ending range of the colors you can use. You don’t need to stick to the gray color scheme. That’s just what I had on hand. Feel free to use taupe/tan too. I simply want the overall background to feel very light and neutral. Please avoid any light fabrics with color undertones. Think neutral! Again, some texture is fine {my 2nd square has textured poke-a-dots}.
Let’s Do This!
Step 1:
Cut List for 2, 12″ unfinished blocks:
Flying Geese Blocks,
20 {10 per square}, 3″ neutral squares in various shades.
20 {10 per square}, 3″ colorful squares in various shades.
Other Blocks,
20 {10 per square/5 per triangle}, 2 1/2″ colorful squares.
Sashing,
2 {1 per square/different color for each}, 3″ wide X 18″ long in neutral fabric {choose a color you used in your flying geese blocks}.
Step 2:
Match up all, 3″ neutral squares with all, 3″ colorful squares and face them together.
Step 3:
Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner and stitch a 1/4″ seam on either side not forgetting to back stitch at the start and finish.
Step 4:
Slice along the center line you marked.
Step 5:
Iron seams open {All other steps – I like to iron my seams in opposite directions, but that’s up to you}.
Step 6:
Line up your square with the diagonal of your ruler and trim to 2 1/2″.
Step 7:
Arrange like the above picture. At this point you’ll use 5 of your 2 1/2″ colorful squares at the base of the triangle. Sew your squares together with 1/4″ seams and iron flat.
Step 8:
Trim off the excess from the base squares. To do that, line up your long ruler from corner to corner leaving 1/4″ for seam allowance on the right. Slice away.
Step 9:
Make another triangle {Steps 7 & 8}.
Step 10:
A. Center your triangle along the 3″ wide X 18″ long sashing. Sew together using 1/4″ seam.
B. Carefully place the next triangle along the opposite side of the sashing making sure the 2 triangles are squared up. Sew together using 1/4″ seam.
Step 11:
Trim off the excess sashing using the square you just created as your guide. You won’t need to trim your square/2 triangles. The unfinished square should measure 12″.
Step 12:
Repeat ♥
{Steps 7 – 11 for your 2nd square}
Just a reminder, my squares show the start and end range for the neutral fabric tones you can use. If any of you happen to have enough neutral tones to aid in the additional sashing necessary for finishing the top, I’d appreciate any contributions in any amount. This is absolutely not required or necessary. I was just thinking having sashing that matches the colors used in your squares would be great to tie it all together. If you would like to contribute, they just need to be 3″ wide and various lengths are fine since I’ll be sewing different tones into longer lengths.
Thanks all and please let me know if you have any questions.
♥ Robin
