Flying Quilt Pattern

Flying – a scrappy flying geese baby quilt

Today I’m sharing this scrappy flying geese baby quilt :). Flying is now available in the Quilty Love pattern shop.

Scrappy friendly quilt pattern

The latest Quilty Love pattern is scrappy friendly! You guys have been loving the scrap quilts lately and so have I. I couldn’t wait to make this flying geese quilt up using just scraps.

Flying works well with prints, solids and scraps. For this baby quilt I wanted to stick with greens, aquas and blues and repeated the columns in these colors. The background came from some leftover backing pieces in my stash. I love when you can use up those odds and ends fabric pieces like this.

Flying quilt pattern

Flying is a simple quick and easy flying geese quilt pattern.

The pattern includes instructions for a crib size, throw size, twin size and queen size. The layout stays the same and the flying geese get larger with each quilt size. The flying geese in the crib size are much smaller than the flying geese in the queen size.

Choose six different prints or colors for your quilt (seven for the twin size). This quilt pattern will work well with six of your favorite prints, solids or your scraps.

This baby quilt is a little more gender neutral with the greens, aquas and blues. Instead of using six different colors from my scrap bins, I used three and repeated each column.

The background fabric is an older Carolyn Friedlander print that is out of print. It was the remnants of a widleback from my stash.

Wavy stitch quilting

This baby sized Flying quilt is quilted using the wavy stitch on my Janome sewing machine. I use this quilting stitch more times than not lately but I still love it so much! It’s basically just quilting straight lines using a walking foot and the machine makes the waves.

The quilting lines on this flying geese quilt are spaced at 3/4in. I use a stitch length of 3 and a width of 7 to achieve this look.

Stash quilt

This quilt was made entirely from my stash and there is nothing more satisfying than that! The colors are from the scrap bins and the background and the backing are from my stash. The background is an older Carolyn Friedlander print and I believe the backing is from Ann Kelle.

Even the batting was pieced together from miscellaneous pieces I had left over from other quilts. Baby quilts are the perfect way to use up those odd shaped batting pieces you get left with.

Polka dot backing

Im pretty sure the polka dot backing on this baby quilt is an Anne Kelle print. It’s probably out of print because I’m not finding it online. I was pumped to find a big enough piece in my stash and love how clean and modern it keeps this baby quilt.

Aqua binding

The binding is an older Cotton and Steel basic in aqua.

Flying is available in the Quilty Love shop as a PDF instant download or a printed booklet.

Materials:
Various prints from my scrap stash
Background: Carolyn Friedlander
Backing: Ann Kelle
Binding: Cotton and Steel
Batting: Warm and White
Spray basted using 505
Pieced and quilted on a Janome MC6700P

Flying – A solids flying geese quilt

Flying is a brand new flying geese quilt pattern available in the Quilty Love pattern Shop.

Flying quilt pattern – a simple flying geese quilt

Flying is a simple flying geese quilt pattern that is quick and easy to make. My life has gotten a little busier these days chasing a very busy toddler and this newest quilt pattern definitely reflects that.

Quick and easy quilts are much more satisfying to make these days than longer tedious quilts with the limited sewing time.

All the quilt sizes

Flying includes instructions to make a crib size, throw size, twin size and queen size quilt. The layout of each quilt size stays the same and the flying geese get bigger with each size.

I’m excited to offer a twin size with this quilt pattern since those can be harder to find. This will make such a cute twin size quilt too. So many options to match bedroom styles.

Yardage quilt

Flying uses six different solids or prints (seven for the twin size) and a background fabric. Choose six of your favorite prints from your favorite fabric line or mix and match yardage from your stash.

I was able to pull all of the colors for this quilt from my solids fabric stash.

Solids used in this quilt

This solids Flying quilt is made up using Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton solids in the colors shown above:
Pacific, Mediterranean, Denim, Salmon, Mango and Champagne

Flying Geese Quilt pattern

Flying geese are one of the most common quilting shapes used and a good technique for quilters to learn. This flying geese quilt pattern uses the four at a time flying geese method making it super fast to make and a no waste method. No cutting off and tossing any corners on this quilt.

The pattern includes detailed instructions to walk you through the four at a time flying geese quilt technique.

The babes is not the easiest to photograph these days but she sure is fun 🙂 Her short attention span makes for some super quick photo shoots..haha.

Wavy stitch quilting

This throw size Flying quilt is quilted up using the wavy stitch on my Janome sewing machine. It’s basically straight line quilting using the wavy stitch. I use a stitch length of 3 and a width of 7.

Flying is available in the Quilty Love Pattern shop as a PDF instant download or a printed booklet.

Materials used

Kona Cotton colors:
Pacific
Mediterranean
Denim
Salmon
Mango
Champagne
Spray basted with 505
Pieced and Quilted on a Janome MC6700P

Flying – Clementine Flying Geese quilt

Flying is a brand new flying geese quilt pattern available in the Quilty Love pattern shop.

I am so excited to share this bright and cheerful quilt flying geese quilt. It was the perfect pick me up during this stay at home quarantine. The bright cheerful colors in this quilt just ooze happiness. Dare I say, this flying geese quilt is a new favorite 🙂

Fabrics used in Flying

Clementine is a brand new fabric line by Ruby Star Society that is showing up in quilt shops this month. It was so much fun to use these fabrics as this was a fabric line I was looking forward to so much.

And that grid…. it’s basically my new white replacement…haha. The grid is a basic print from Ruby Star Society in the color cloud. I have used yards and yards (and yards) of this grid lately.

If you have never used Ruby Star Society fabrics you might be surprised by the soft silkiness of them. They are not quite a quilting cotton. Instead they are a little thinner and drapier but amazing to quilt with. They make for the softest quilts ever. And trust me, the fabric is soft and smooth, not stiff and slippery like other thinner quilting fabrics on the market.

So using their fabrics for the entire quilt, backing included makes for a really soft completed quilt.

But now on to this quilt….

Flying Quilt Pattern

Flying is a simple and modern take on the popular flying geese shape used in quilting. My sewing time is limited these days with the busy toddler so quick and easy quilts have been much more satisfying. This one fits the bill.

Flying goes together quickly and easily and showcases fabric so beautifully. This flying geese quilt is super versatile and works well with solids, prints and your scrap stash.

All the quilt sizes

This flying geese quilt pattern includes instructions for a crib size, throw size, twin size and a queen size. Twin size quilts are not all that common so I was happy to be able to include it with this one.

The layout stays the same with this quilt so each size needs six prints or solids (seven for the twin size) and the flying geese get larger with each quilt size up.

Quick and easy quilt pattern

Flying uses the four at a time flying geese method which means quick construction and no waste! No cutting off corners to toss. If you have never done flying geese four at a time, it’s pretty slick and this pattern will walk you through it.

Photographing this quilt was so fun because it is so bright and cheerful! We have been blessed with an abundance of sunny days here in Minnesota too so that definitely helps the photos 🙂

My local quilter quilted this Flying quilt with this whimsical fun design. I love how it works with such a geometric quilt.

The binding is a favorite print from the Clementine line.

I had a little help binding this one…. yeah right… The babes is at the stage where if you leave a chair unattended for even a nanosecond she will climb it. It’s like she has some 6th sense about unattended chairs….lol.

This Flying quilt is backed with another print from this Clementine line.

Between the happy colors in this flying geese quilt and the sunshine, I may have took a few more photos than needed 😉

Oh look, my helper showed up again.

Polka dot fabric will always be a win in my book and this Clementine fabric line by Ruby Star Society does not disappoint. The polka dots in these fabrics are the reason it’s a new favorite.