Project Quilting 13.6: Flying Geese

 

This week's Project Quilting Flying Geese challenge theme required participants to incorporate a minimum of 5 pieced flying geese blocks into our one week projects.

Most of my projects lately have involved mark making on fabric and/or raw edge fusible applique, so I was not as keen on piecing flying geese. I confess I kept re-reading the challenge guidelines looking for a creative work around on the piecing requirement. As I was getting ready for bed Friday night, I had an idea for a peace-inspired layout involving faux-pieced flying geese units aka prairie points. Below is my very rough sketch with a few notes on color and potential stamping, some of which made it into my finished piece.

Saturday night, I pulled out some peace-sign prints and coordnating 5" charms of Kona solids to fold into prairie points.

Today's hand-carved stamp dice roll involved triangles and lines lines, which provided the perfect opportunity to add a bit of faux-stitched texture to my faux-pieced flying geese! A foam dauber was used to load the stamp with white acrylic paint.

In fairness, the prairie points were pieced together, hopefully satisfying the piecing requirement. First I basted the prairie points onto the background rectangles. Placing a piece of batting underneath allowed me to use quilt-as-you-go to piece and quilt the units into a row. 

Border strips were also added along the top and bottom using quilt-as-you-go. The peace signs prints are from two of my all-time favorite Michael Miller prints. 

"Peace & Geese" Finishes 13" x 12"

The backing was added with a pillow-case finish. My label, complete with my hand-carved tjap, helped conceal the small slit cut into the quilt backing so I could turn it right-side out.

This is a bittersweet finish as it means the conclusion of Project Quilting Season 13. Below are all 6 pieces made for this year's challenge themes (Clockwise order from top left): 

• Zany Zoomtopia (13.1: All the Colors)
• Flashing with Silver (13.2: In Silhouette)
• Gram's Garden (13.3: Kitchen Inspiration)
• Bling It On! (13.4: Mining for Diamonds)
• Dance Party (13.5: Rhythm & Repetition)
• Peace & Geese (13.6: Flying Geese)

Many thanks to Kim and Trish for another great season of Project Quilting! Be sure to check out all the fabulous flying geese projects made this week!