Just Flying Around

Aqua, pink, yellow, and coral prints look great sewed into traditional 12” flying geese blocks.

All piecing was done on Black Betty, our beautifully restored Singer 201. She was humming right along in the dining room. I set up an ironing station on a folding table next to the machine. I really enjoy using my vintage sewing machines; their stitch quality is unbeatable.

The blocks are separated with narrow sashing in the same aqua fabric, also used for binding. Backing is a cream swirl material. I quilted with white thread, making a grid of serpentine stitches using the Janome machine.

Just Flying Around finished out at 53” square and only took a few days from start to finish. I decided on the name after watching one of the Blue Angels practicing over our neighborhood on Wednesday. (Nashville's Air Show was this past weekend.) I'm used to seeing them when we vacation on the Gulf, but how amazing that they were flying around over my own back yard!

Dies used:
Accuquilt 55456 Flying Geese 3” x 6” finished
Blue Wren 6015 Strips 1½”

Flight Patterns

I had a great time stitching these flying geese blocks. Scrumptious colors of melon and pear from my stash contrast well with natural muslin.

I arranged the layout using EQ8 and cut the fabric with Accuquilt GO. Flight Patterns makes me think of spring even though it's a snowy winter day. It's 54” square and I'm snuggled up in it right now.

Quilting was done with cream thread, using Creative Grids Elvira ruler by Angela Walters. I really like stitching with this handy tool. The curvy lines give additional motion to the design.

Accuquilt dies used:
55456 Flying Geese 3 ½” x 6 ½”
55055 Rectangle 3 ½” x 6 ½”
55000 Square 6 ½”
55017 Strip 2 ½”

Geese have sense enough
to fly south for the winter...

 

Windy Flight

During our early October camping trip, I sewed flying geese blocks (cut with my Accuquilt cutter before we left). Once home, I arranged them in groups and added a 6” border. Don't these colors of navy, gray, green, and turquoise look great together? Some of the prints repeat the triangular design of the blocks.

Windy Flight

For the back, I cut and sewed 6” squares in the same colors, plus one flying geese square, then added double borders. I used a white and gray variegated thread and quilted randomly spaced wavy lines to give motion to the design. Windy Flight, my latest favorite quilt, is 58” square.

Refrigerator update: The saga continues but the end is in sight. I am so thankful for Lowes extended service! Since the part can't be found, they offered to refund our original purchase price for the frig! The check is on its way. Hooray!  

The down side...I have to choose a new frig and hope that it is more reliable. I know two things. 1) It won't be an LG. 2) We will absolutely buy the extended service from Lowes.

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The amount of good luck 

coming your way 

depends on 

your willingness to act. 

--Barbara Sher