McCall's Quilting - USA (2020-01 & 2010-02)

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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