Sawtooth Stars
8 inch
I received some baggies of what I thought at first were HST parts. Then I figured out they were wingless Flying Geese (2.5 x 4.5 inch unfinished). They are lots of them in several different colors. To start with I pulled out the baggie of orange parts and decided to give them wings so they could fly.
For the Sawtooth Stars I dug into the 4.5 inch squares for Star centers. I looked in the 2.5 inch scraps for Flying Geese wings in a contrasting color and cut those with my Easy Angle ruler. I didn't have any orange 2.5 inch squares to use for the block corners so I cut a 2.5 inch strip from a couple of different orange scrap chunks to use.
Geese Strips
If sewn together they would make a column 80.5 inches (unfinished) long.
One of the little baggies of Flying Geese bodies held some pieces pinned together in groups. I cut some low volume wings and made strips with any pinned groups that had orange in them. Then I made a few more groups with just orange Geese bodies. I wanted strips of 40 total Flying Geese that if sewn together would equal a column of 80 inches (finished).
I will be using the Flying Geese columns in a Wild Goose Chase quilt that I'm thinking will end up around 60 x 80 finished.
I was inspired by the May Quilt of the Month at the International Quilt Museum:
Wild Goose Chase
Mary Maxtion
Made in Boligee, Alabama, United States; circa 1980-1995
Cotton blend
IQM 2000.004.0079
Going where the scraps take me...making comfort quilts one scrap at a time.
And sew on...
***
My siblings will all be in town today for a couple of days. My brother and wife left Tennessee a week ago in their camper and have been camping at many different places along a planned route. In their plan they included camping at a place near here. The last few days they have been camping and visiting attractions near Galena, IL. My sister flew in from CA and my brother flew in from FL to join them. My sister that lives near me also went to meet them and they have been staying the last few days at the unique Car Wash Inn which is a short drive from Galena. Unfortunately my husband is unable to travel far so we could not join them. However, today they will be camping a few miles from here in RV and cabin and we will be able to join them for a few hours each day. It has been a long time since all of us have been together so I'm looking forward to the visit.
14 comments:
Those are great geese! I like your plan and always like seeing the fabrics. . .surely I have or have had a similar piece in my stash. . this time nope! How can that be?
sorry you can't travel as you siblings are doing but glad you will be able to see everyone.
I always love seeing the inspiration for your scrappy quilts, and that flying geese quilt is amazing!
Have a great reunion with your siblings!
Ooh, I love that Wild Goose Chase quilt! Definitely an inspiration! You are on your way to a great quilt design. Enjoy the time with your siblings, too!
It will be nice to meet up with your family now theyvare in town.
Glad you can do a meet up! The Car Wash Inn is so funny- the old pop song Car Wash is going through my head now. Great geese.
You'll enjoy the visit! The geese are wonderful.
Ooh I’m inspired by that wild goose chase quilt too! And I love your orange sawtooth stars. I hope you have a wonderful visit with your family.
Love the Wild Goose Chase -- and how amazing to have all your siblings together at one time!
Get a bag of scraps and Pop! out comes another project, haha. I can so relate. Will you be doing 8" Sawtooth Stars each month now? Or did you already had such a block started? That old quilt is very interesting and inspiring. Enjoy the family reunion. Glad that they could find a place close by to camp. ;^)
I'm glad your siblings were able to camp close enough that you and John can go visit with them. At our age every gathering is precious.
It seems like you are being graced with new scraps on a daily basis. Good thing you work fast.
Pat
Love that flying geese quilt and the way you used others to make the stars. How wonderful to see all your siblings. Enjoy the time together.
Enjoy your visit!! Love all your orange - and the flying geese top is a great inspiration to me!
I really like your wild geese colums...so scrappy and fun!! Nice work hugs, Julierose
Post a Comment