Quilters Companion (Digital)

Quilters Companion (Digital)

1 Issue, Issue #124 2023

Flock of Geese

This contemporary quilt uses traditional techniques and modern colours. Following a colour wheel, Heather decided to use a split complementary colour scheme: orange with blue-green and blue-violet. The quilt is entirely machine pieced and precision trimmed, with a minimal waste method for making the Flying Geese units in the four different sizes.
Flock of Geese
Finished size: 123cm (48½in) square heatherp@electricneedlegirls.com.au @electric_needle_girls @electricneedlegirls Materials • Five fat quarters of each of three different colours (15 fat quarters in all) or assorted scraps from your stash. Heather used orange, blue-violet and blue-green in her quilt—a split complementary palette • 40cm (½yd) solid orange fabric (binding) • 2.3m (2½yd) backing fabric • Batting at least 140cm (56in) square • Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat • Sewing machine with ¼in foot • General sewing supplies Preparation and cutting 1 Instructions are provided for making Flying Geese units in four different (finished) sizes — 1½in x 3in (small); 2in x 4in (medium); 3in x 6in (large); and 4in x 8in (extra large) — using the ‘no-waste’ method. Adapt the instructions if you prefer to use a different approach. From the assortment of 15 fat quarters, cut a total of: • 32 squares, 2¾in…
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