Serendipity Quilt Along Row 2
Today is the release of the second row of our Serendipity Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop.
For this row, we are making flying geese units. You will find the pattern download here. Do keep in mind that this is a fundraising quilt along benefitting Make a Wish Central & South Texas and a $5 donation is encouraged for the use of each pattern.
For my Serendipity quilt, I am using Apricot & Ash fabrics for the prints and the white on white print from Sugarcreek for my background.
I use the two squares/one rectangle method for making my flying geese but Fat Quarter Shop has released new flying geese foundation paper if you prefer that method of making these blocks.
If you are unfamiliar with how to use this foundation paper, there is a helpful video available here.
PS…one of the future rows is a flying geese row as well. I opted to sew up both rows while I was making row 2. Sewing the two rows at the same time was a time saver for me since I could just double up on making my units.
If you need a little bit of extra help making your row, Kimberly will be sharing a video on Monday, April 5. She will walk you through the process of making this row live and sew along with you. You can find the FQS Serendipity videos here as well as future videos for this sew along.
I think this row is so pretty in Spring Brook fabrics. =) Have a lovely April 1!–for us here in Ohio, we had a little bit of an “April Fool’s day prank” with a snowy start to our day. From 70’s on Tuesday to 30’s today. =) If you are an Ohioan, you know that sounds pretty typical.
Oh, and one last thing, I almost forgot. I just updated the $5 pattern of the month for April. Starry Gingham is available through April for $5 in either Paper or PDF versions. For my quilt, I used two of the blues from Spring Brook as well as the white on white orange peel for the background (also from Spring Brook). You can find the pattern in my shop.
And now, I think that is all for today. Be back Friday with the next Sewcialites block. =)
Working on my Flying Geese blocks. This is probably a no-no for most quilters, but I like my seams to nest and/or be perfectly flat. For this block, I did press the seams towards the peaks – but clipped the seams of the FGs when sewing on the background strips. I just prefer not to have the bulk.
I have been sewing and cutting so many flying geese for the Blockhead 3 quilt thinking how nice it would be if there was paper piece pattern! Well at least I know where to purchase the papers for the next quilt!