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omak 05-05-2010 04:40 PM


Originally Posted by Woodster
When you sew the ends together, do you square them up or align them like you do when making a border strip?

No reason to put a bias angle in the strips, unless you want to add a point of interest.
I just put them right sides together and stitched straight across. <wave>

Woodster 05-05-2010 06:13 PM

Great! I'll get started in the morning on one. Thanks.

omak 05-05-2010 08:18 PM


Originally Posted by Woodster
Great! I'll get started in the morning on one. Thanks.

I can hardly wait to see what you come up with!<g>
It is always so fun to see how everyone does with a new idea <wave>

Woodster 05-08-2010 12:58 PM

Well, I've got the body of the quilt made, just have to do the borders next. I'm lovin' it! I had a bit of trouble with the first two loops - the fabric was all twisted at the loop area, so I cut it as best I could. After the first two screw ups, I got smart and made sure the fabric wasn't twisted BEFORE I started sewing again. Much better loops! I think these should be called "Crap-shoot" quilts, as you don't know how they'll align and what they'll look like. I really like the way mine came out so far. Have to work in the yard this afternoon, so the borders will have to wait a day or two. Drat!

Woodster 05-08-2010 01:01 PM

Does anyone know of a flying geese table runner pattern (preferably free). I've looked at the sites on the net, and haven't seen one I particularly like. It's for my Mom's birthday (which was in April - don't worry, I got her some other stuff, too!). She really wants the FG, which is too bad, because I have other table runner patterns already.

dixiechunk 05-08-2010 02:13 PM

Crap shoot says it all, maybe not as delicately, but spot on. I made one early this week. I was too sick with a cold to concentrate on anything that required actual thought processes. At the time, I was thinking this is not for anyone who has the slightest problem with things not coordinating.
It did turn out rather well, think I might quilt this one myself.

omak 05-08-2010 02:35 PM


Originally Posted by Woodster
Does anyone know of a flying geese table runner pattern (preferably free). I've looked at the sites on the net, and haven't seen one I particularly like. It's for my Mom's birthday (which was in April - don't worry, I got her some other stuff, too!). She really wants the FG, which is too bad, because I have other table runner patterns already.

Do you know how to make the flying geese?
If you do, it is a simple matter of deciding on the length of the table runner you want to make, put a two inch strip of fabric between two FG strips, maybe even turning every other strip of flying geese in the opposite direction. <wave>

omak 05-08-2010 02:37 PM


Originally Posted by Woodster
Does anyone know of a flying geese table runner pattern (preferably free). I've looked at the sites on the net, and haven't seen one I particularly like. It's for my Mom's birthday (which was in April - don't worry, I got her some other stuff, too!). She really wants the FG, which is too bad, because I have other table runner patterns already.

http://quilterscache.com/F/FlyingGeeseBlock.html

This is a premiere site for patterns. At the top right of the first page, she has a link to click on that has a number of ways to make flying geese. Let us know how it turns out <wave>

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-19452-1.htm

This is a picture of what I was talking about.
I went up to the top of any Quilting Board page, clicked on the word "search" - - typed in "flying geese" in the box that showed up, clicked on "search" and I got a whole list of threads on this site with flying geese doing any number of things <g> enjoy!<wave>

kd124 05-08-2010 02:39 PM


Originally Posted by Ragann63
Really great idea for children's charity quilts! You could make it so colorful and with children's patterned fabric, it would be so cute!

Great idea for all the children's fabrics I have.

Jill M 05-08-2010 05:47 PM

my quilt club is in to this pattern---we want to call it the accordian quilt----it works well when you layer the strips accordian style next to your work station with the two ends sticking out from the the layers --then as needed join the ends and sewing the strip is a breeze---hope this helps---


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