Some time after I finished my pastel quilt Pink Haze, and before QuiltCon, I was looking for a project. Something that was small, something that was quick and most certainly something with color.
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| HOT GEESE 17.5" x 17.5" |
I've made three versions of Circle of Geese, each time adding my own twist. Borders, colors and quilting are fun ways to change it up and in a sense make it my own. As much as you can when using someone else's design!
This is the finished design before borders. I used 12 different shades from yellow to red in the circle and and Kona black for the background. You can print the pattern so the circle goes clockwise or counter clockwise, and it consists of four sections.
Each section is identical which makes it easy to precut pieces. I like to figure out the size, cut four and sew each piece before I move on. It makes the process quicker, easier and less stressful for me!
This time I added the three geese on each side for more color, visual interest and to increase the size. It took a few tries to get the side geese the right size, but with EQ8 I was able to do that with minimal paper waste.
The border geese couldn't much more simple! Once I figured out the placement, the rest was pretty straight forward. Add a couple background pieces and the task was done!
I could have done a better job at lining up the border geese on all sides so that they were all the same. As you can see from this photo, the orange side goose lines up point to point, but the yellow side goose does not. Honestly it didn't even occur to me to check that part! Perhaps there will be a next time!
When it came time for quilting I knew I didn't want to quilt the geese. If I had I would of wanted to use matching thread for each goose, and I didn't want to get that detailed with thread.
I stuck with black thread and created a geometric star in the center to begin with. From there I figured out certain points that I could use to continue the geometric design using lines. It came together in the end.
The back is a metallic gold piece of fabric I've had for years. I'm not sure why I would have bought this...but I did. This was a good time to use it for the back and in a weird way it kind of fits. I mean, it's black and it has circles!
I'm not sure why that it is, one of my many quirks I suppose!. It isn't because I think I could improve the pattern. It could be an ego thing...I gotta make it mine! I don't know. I just know that's the way I work, the way my brain works!
Do you follow the rules or do you color outside the box?
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