Goosepoint

Influenced by her love of the Flying Geese block and the colour blue, Cheryl Filby incorporated both pieced and appliquéd Flying Geese into this quilt — along with some arrow heads!

While the style is traditional, the block designs are original. Cheryl has also used raw-edge appliqué, blanket-stitch appliqué (her favourite!) and machine piecing.

Finished quilt size: 183cm (72in) square

Finished block size: 15in square

Materials

• 3m (3¼yd) light cream and blue print fabric (block backgrounds and Borders 1, 2 and 3)
• 2m (2⅛yd) dark cream and blue print fabric (Borders 3 and 4)
• 35cm (⅜yd) each of 24 assorted blue print fabrics
• 60cm (⅝yd) blue print fabric (binding)
• 4m (4⅜yd) backing fabric
• Batting at least 200cm (80in) square
• Fusible web
• Stranded embroidery floss to match the blue print fabrics
• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat
• Sewing machine
• General sewing supplies

Cutting

From the light cream and blue print fabric, cut:

• three strips, 16in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield five squares, 16in (Goosepoint block backgrounds). From the leftover ends of these strips, cut 22 squares, 4¼in. Cut each of them twice across the diagonal to yield a total of 88 quarter-square triangles (A) (Border 2 Hourglass units) • seven strips, 3in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield 96 squares, 3in (Dozen Arrows blocks)• 11 strips, 2in x width of fabric (Borders 1 and 3)• one more strip, 2in x width of fabric. Cross cut it to yield 12 squares, 2in (Border 2 corners)• four strips, 1¼in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield 80 rectangles, 1¼in x 2in (C) (Border 2)• four strips, 1¾in x widthCross cut them to yield 96 squares, 1¾in (Dozen Arrows blocks)