QuiltingCompany.com January/February 2020 McCall’s Quilting 47
5 Referring to Fast Flying Geese in
Quilt Basics and to Diagram V, use
navy I’s and green J’s to make
14 fl ying geese total. There will be
2 extra Flying Geese.
Assemblingthe Quilt Top
6 Note:RefertoAssemblyDiagram for
followingsteps.
7 Sew8 rowsof 6 blockseach. Join
rowstogether,watchingorientation
carefully.
8 RefertoBordersinQuiltBasics. Join
2 greenK’s,3 greenM’s,and 4 Flying
Geeseto makepiecedside border 1.
Make2. Sewtogether2 green L’s,
2 greenM’sand3 FlyingGeese to
makepiecedtop/bottomborder 1.
Make2. Matchingcenters,seams,
andends,joinpiecedsideborder 1’s
to quilt;repeatto addpieced top and
bottomborder1.
Joinborder2 stripsandcut to sizes
showninAssemblyDiagram. Match-
ingcentersandends,sewborder 2
sidestripsto quilt;repeatto add top
andbottomstrips.
Quiltingand Finishing
9 Layer,baste,andquilt.Tony machine
quiltedfeathersin thegreen and blue
areasanda feathered wreath in the
navy area where the blocks meet.
Bind the quilt.
4 Referring to Diagram IV, join green D,
dark blue ombré D, green E, and dark
blue ombré E to star center.
Referring to Stitch-and-Flip in Quilt
Basics, join navy F’s to 2 opposite
cornersof starcenterasshown.
In similarmanner,addgreenE,
greenG,mediumblueombréE,
mediumblueombréG,and
2 navyF’s.ThenaddgreenG,
greenH,lightblueombréG,light
blueombréH,and2 navyF’sto
makea block.Make 48 blockstotal.
Block Make 48
Diagram IV
G
GGE E
H
E
H
G
D
F
F
F
F
Diagram V
Flying Geese
Make 14