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  1. 05-02-2015, 09:40 AM #1
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    My Geese are Upside Down!

    I am making a Q-sized quilt for a GGS and it has flying geese all around as one of the borders and they are upside down. I didn't notice until today when I finished up FMQ the interior of the quilt. It is absolutely too late to remove them and correct. How stupid of me! Regardless, I will continue w/FMQ. My intention was to quilt five loops in the triangle and since this border is obviously toward the outside edge, I have to quilt upside down also. I wondered if I could FMQ upside down. I can and am amazed as how easy it is.

    Perhaps my geese are from the Southern Hemisphere!! What do you think?
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  2. 05-02-2015, 09:51 AM #2
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    It is a seasonal path. They fly north (up side), hang around for the summer (top), fly south (down side), and stay there for the winter (bottom). The "circle of flight!" lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by yngldy View Post
    It is a seasonal path. They fly north (up side), hang around for the summer (top), fly south (down side), and stay there for the winter (bottom). The "circle of flight!" lol
    Giggling here with your response....of course that's the perfect answer!!! I agree with everyone else that it's just fine, I'm sure. Why are we so often our own worst critic's?
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    You've just created a new pattern!! (and if you don't comment about it, everyone will think it was meant to come out like that!) Goo job FMQ'ing upsidown!
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    Could we see a picture?
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    Well geese fly south for the winter anyway. I don't think there are rules that say geese have to go a certain direction and now it's an original!
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    Who is to say whether geese are flying north to south or south to north?? They might even fly west to east or east to west. Shoot, I've even seen them fly in zigzags and around in a circle!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jan in VA View Post
    Who is to say whether geese are flying north to south or south to north?? They might even fly west to east or east to west. Shoot, I've even seen them fly in zigzags and around in a circle!


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    Have you ever seen birds that have gotten into the fermented fruit under a cherry tree? Hilarious! They fly all over in every direction! They really do look like drunks! Maybe your geese have been doing a little "bird partying? Lol! Don't sweat it. It was a design decision.....we will never tell.
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    Love them. Wouldn't have recognized they were upside down if you hadn't pointed it out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Suz View Post
    I am making a Q-sized quilt for a GGS and it has flying geese all around as one of the borders and they are upside down. I didn't notice until today when I finished up FMQ the interior of the quilt. It is absolutely too late to remove them and correct. How stupid of me! Regardless, I will continue w/FMQ. My intention was to quilt five loops in the triangle and since this border is obviously toward the outside edge, I have to quilt upside down also. I wondered if I could FMQ upside down. I can and am amazed as how easy it is.

    Perhaps my geese are from the Southern Hemisphere!! What do you think?
    Is the quilt already bound and mailed?
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