This quilt combines two elements that have been on my to-do quilting list: Low Volume fabric and Flying Geese arrows :)
First I pulled all of my low volume fabric that I wanted to use. The low volume became my background. I went with my favorite colors for the arrows, navys and greens and a little bit of aqua.
The flying geese for this quilt measure 2in x 4in. So you start with a 2.5in x 4.5in rectangle of the dark color and the low volume background color and two 2.5in squares of both the low volume and the same dark background. These will make up your arrows.
This is small baby size quilt so I made 55 arrows and put a 2.5in sashing between arrows and a border made up of 4in squares around the entire quilt.
I quilted this one in my favorite zig zag stitch. It left this quilt soft and drapey.
Find the zig zag walking foot quilting tutorial here.
The binding is made up using the same low volume fabric in a scrappy design.
Is there a pattern I can purchase to make this lovely quilt? I’m in love with it and would love to make it for my grandma for Christmas.
Hi Julie :) There is no pattern right now. Feel free to use the dimensions provided in the post though :)
These are my kind of colours! I’ve been collecting fat quarters of blues and greens for a quilt, including some of the Color Me Happy that’s in your quilt. Nice finish.
Thank you Brianna! I’m a sucker for these colors together. You can’t go wrong with them in my opinion :)
is that zigzag stitch a programmed stitch on your machine specifically for quilting? i dont have a quilting specific sewing machine and was wondering if i could just put it on the widest zigzag and use a walking foot and be able to get the same effect?
The zig zag stitch is a programmed stitch I can select. It’s not your regular zig zag where one zag is a stitch. It’s one where each zag has multiple stitches. Not sure if that makes sense! But I hope that helps :)
What was your finished dimensions for the quilt? I think I might use this template to use up some blue scraps – I’ve been dying to make some scrappy flying geese.
I’m guessing it was about 55in x 65in or something close. It was a smaller baby size :)
Thank you for sharing so many tutorials. Especially the buring of thread. I missed one major step with my previous quilt the double knot. Thank you also for the flying geese pattern.
You’re welcome! Burying thread is no where near as scary as I thought it would be! ;)