Today’s Quilter – September 2019

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Fabrics used

QThis quilt was made with a variety

of fabrics by Tilda, Lori Holt for

Riley Blake, Vanessa Goertzen for

Moda and Liberty. The trunks

were pieced in Purebred Barnwood

in grey by Erin Michael for Moda,

the background is Linen Texture in

slate grey and the border is Nordic

Snowflake, both by Makower.

Notes

QPlease read through the pattern

before you begin, assuming a in

seam allowance and a fabric width

(WOF) of 42in. Nicola always

recommends making a test block.

Fig 1A

fabric, it may suit you better to cut

one (1) 8in x WOF strip.

QOne (1) 3in x WOF strip. Subcut

into eight (8) 3in squares.

QTwo (2) 2in x WOF strips.

Subcut into twenty-nine (29) 2in

squares.

QFrom the leftovers, cut five (5)

1 i n squ a r e s for t he bi rd s’ be a k s.

6

From the background (dark grey)

fabric, cut as follows:

QOne (1) 22in x WOF. Subcut

into two (2) 10in x 22in pieces

and four (4) 4in x 22in pieces.

QFour (4) 4in x WOF. Subcut into

one (1) 4in x 18in and thirty-

two (32) 4in squares.

QTwelve (12) 3in x WOF strips.

Subcut into one-hundred-and-

fifty-six (156) 3in squares.

QFifteen (15) 2in x WOF strips.

Set seven (7) aside for outer

sashing and subcut the remainder

as follows:

• Sixteen (16) 2in x 8in pieces.


• Two (2) 2in x 4in pieces.


• Eighty-six (86) 2in squares.


• From the leftovers cut three (3) 2in
  diameter circles.
  QOne (1) 1in strip. Subcut as
  follows:


• One (1) 1in x 4in piece.


• Four (4) 1in x 2in pieces.


• Four (4) 1in squares.

7

From the outer border fabric, cut

eight (8) 3in x WOF strips.

8

From the binding fabric cut seven

(7) 2in x WOF strips.

Making the Flying

Geese units

9

To make the ‘leaf’ units, mark

a diagonal line on the back of

four (4) 3in background squares and

pin two (2) on opposite corners of

a 5in green square – right sides

together – lining up the diagonal

lines and placing the squares a few

threads shy of the corners. The 3in

squares should overlap at the centre,

as shown in Fig 1A.

10

Stitch in away from both

sides of the diagonal line.

Cut along the diagonal to make two

(2) units and press the background

triangles ‘open’, as shown in Fig 1B.

11

Pin the remaining two (2)

background squares on the

‘empty’ corners and, again, sew in

away from both sides of the diagonal

line on both units, as shown in Fig

1C. Cut along the diagonal line and

press ‘open’ as before to make four

(4) F ly i ng Geese u nits.

12

Trim each one to 2in x

4 in, as shown in Fig 1D,

either using a speciality ruler –

like a BlocLoc – or by using your

standard ruler. First, find the corner

marked with a 45-degrees diagonal

which will help you to line up your

unit, and then mark 2in x 4in

dimensions with washi (low-tack)

tape. Make sure you retain a in

seam allowance away from the ‘tip’

of your geese. Make thirty-seven (37)

sets of four (4), one-hundred-and-

forty-eight (148) total.

Fig 1B Fig 1C