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September 27, 2013

Flying Geese Lap Quilt

I'm obviously obsessed with flying geese at the moment, so I decided to pull out a picture of a beautiful APC quilt that I found eons ago. I'd wanted to make a version of this quilt ever since I saw it but for some reason put it off. Then I thought of Juliana Horner's very first line of fabric called Rosette for the geese, and I found myself making many, many flying geese!

Very honestly, when I first saw the collection, I wasn't head over heels. I thought some of the prints were very lovely, but as a whole, it didn't do much for me. Still, I definitely wanted to play with them, and I'm glad I did because it's grown on me. Even though it's not totally up my alley, I think the prints play quite nicely together. Having the orange in there definitely helps! :) You KNOW I bought a lot of that bright orange print heehee!

Making flying geese is fun for me (I don't know why... I think I'm sick) and figuring out how many of which print to use and where to put them, even more fun! (Seriously, not kidding about being sick.) I used several light neutrals for the backgrounds -- I couldn't tell you what they were because I'm an idiot who never labels her solids -- and I think everything pulled together really nicely. 

I stitched in the ditch with a cream Aurifil 50 wt so that the flying geese remained the focus of the quilt. For the backing, I used one of the large floral prints in green and aqua, and bound the quilt in solid Kona Mango.

It's currently for sale in the shop SOLD.

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13 comments:

  1. elbquiltsSeptember 27, 2013 at 4:49 AM

    Another very beautiful quilt, but else is to be expected? Love your work, your blog!

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  2. Angela {fussycut}September 27, 2013 at 9:02 AM

    Love it so much. Perfect pattern for these prints!

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  3. Katie BSeptember 27, 2013 at 10:14 AM

    Really REALLY love this one, Audrie. It's possible that your sickness is contagious.

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  4. Amy Given SewistSeptember 27, 2013 at 12:18 PM

    I love this quilt! I'm also obsessed with geese! Geese are great!

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  5. mjbSeptember 27, 2013 at 3:17 PM

    I love the unexpected color pairing in this one.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2013 at 3:42 PM

    The prints work so beautifully with the design. These look like pretty small geese! Are they two inches wide or so? I really love how section with the navy background pops--such a cool detail!

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  7. mascanlonSeptember 28, 2013 at 12:51 AM

    Love the geese! Ok, another one onto the list!

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  8. Sweet WoodruffSeptember 28, 2013 at 1:21 AM

    It makes me want to fly some where chilly and get warm. The colors are gorgeous and I never get tires of flying geese.

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  9. modernamishplainSeptember 28, 2013 at 1:33 AM

    Love the geese! The line is growing on me too. I've only bought a couple prints, but each time I go to Joanns I glance and another, and find myself beginning to really like another print. BTW did you use, AMH's no-waste flying geese tutorial? I haven't tried it yet, but its on my list

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  10. CarlaSeptember 29, 2013 at 10:29 PM

    How could you part with it?? It's gorgeous.

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  11. DebbieOctober 2, 2013 at 11:31 AM

    This is really wonderful--love it, and I share your love of flying geese--must be contagious!

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  12. JessicaOctober 5, 2013 at 11:19 PM

    Completely in love! Some of the prints in this line are so ridiculously versatile :)

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  13. MichelleMarch 27, 2014 at 3:46 PM

    I've been obsessing about this quilt ever since I first saw it (on IG I think). I think it's a perfect use of the Rosette line and really want to make one of my own. Would you be ok with a copycat version? I will of course give you credit for the original!!

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