Clyde Cessna, a farmer in Kansas, built his aircraft and flew it in June 1911. When bankers refused to lend him more money to expand his business and produce his planes, he decided to move to Wichita.
Here is a quick tutorial for Flying Geese really written as instructions for my fellow Stitch Teasers since its my month to be Queen Bee. It's pretty basic, and there are tons of tutorials out there for these - but I'm going old school back to the basics for these this month which allows for lots of variety for this quilt. So, Stitch Tease Bee Mates: This is what we're going to make this month. Let's just pretend all these flying geese are all joined together nice and pretty for one giant block that will finish at 15" x 20". It's made of 24 individual flying geese that measure 3" x 5 1/2". This is our color palette inspiration: (Source: Design-seeds.com) You will need to cut: 24 assorted prints 3 inches x 5 1/2 inches Magentas and Golds (I would love to stick to only the colors in this palette) Maybe a couple (no more than 3 please!) Medium gray prints randomly in the mix too! 48 assorted low volume 3 inch squares White/Off-white with gray - very soft Construction: Draw a line corner to corner on the wrong side of the 3 inch square. (I just mark it with a Hera Marker). Line up a square on top of the rectangle of fabric that will be your "goose", Right Sides Together. Sew directly on this line and trim 1/4 inch away from line for seam allowance. Press. (Don't throw away those trimmed triangle scraps - they will make a lovely half square triangle for another project! I usually go ahead and sew them up right away so they're already done.) Repeat on the other side - Sew on the marked line, trim 1/4 inch away and press. Done! Pay attention to the top of the block - there should be 1/4 inch on top of the triangle's point. This is important so that when the blocks are sewn together, the goose's beak doesn't get chopped off! Then just arrange the geese in a random layout (geese pointing up in one direction please!). These come together really quickly and hopefully won't be too much trouble for my bee mates - Thanks y'all! I can't wait to see this quilt come together! I'm so enjoying being in this group :)
Norman Rockwell's painting The Kansas City Spirit, 1951.
Formation Quilt Pattern Kansas Troubles Quilters Finished size: 54in x 68in Two precut sets plus two fabrics provide all the scrappiness needed for colorful rainbow rows of flying gees in Formation. Fast & easy traditional piecing. Cover quilt features Daffodils & Dragonflies collection by Moda. Paper pattern/instruction leaflet. Not a downloadable PDF pattern. Not a finished item. All pattern sales are final KT22096
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Located in front of the Clark County Courthouse in Ashland, Kansas
The Flint Hills are the subject of thousands of photographs each year. The Tallgrass Prairie that runs through Kansas is home to wildflowers, rolling hills, and endless skies, making it a photographers dream. Landscape photography is a fun and unique challenge so before you load up the camera bag,
Gather a baker's dozen of fat quarters & you're ready to cook up this great Geese in the Fields quilt that's made of flying geese blocks & large square. Measuring 57" x 87", this pattern will teach you how to make flying geese from squares, since they provide great spaces for those fabrics you just can't cut up. Add the Lazy Girl Designs Flying Geese Ruler for the "NO MATH" approach to making flying geese.
Many thanks to Lee, of Freshly Pieced, for hosting us on WIP Wednesdays. At least I HOPE she’s hosting us today, as I know she had plans to head to market. Be sure to head back over there t…
Question of the Week: Do you put labels on your quilts? The correct answer is YES, of course, I'm very organized and every quilt is labeled. However, I fall down here pretty regularly. My piecers are trying to come up with a better plan for making sure the quilts we're rushing to complete before market have labels ready to go for the quilters. We'll see if it works. I love the new panel of labels by Moda with 51 different options by all the designers due in quilt shops next month. So fun! If that doesn't move me to act, nothing will! Blockhead Block #21 Flying Geese Variation by Jo Morton Jo's flying geese block offers more practice making these "fun"-ctional units that are so versatile. Kathy's traditionally pieced block is made with deep plums and tans for a dressed up block ready for afternoon tea. Click on the link above to find Jo's instructions on her blog. My layered patchwork version is all red scrappy with a neutral tan background. More of a blue jeans version of the block. Kathy's traditional block on the left; layered patchwork on the right. We eliminated a multitude of seams using the layered patchwork technique. Flying Geese Layered Patchwork Option by Lynne See what my Moda designer friends are doing this week: Betsy's Blog - http://betsysbestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/ Lisa Blog - https://lisabongean.com/ Jan's Blog - http://janpatek.blogspot.com/ Jo's Blog - http://jomortonquilts.com/jos_journal/ Carrie's Blog - http://blog.modafabrics.com/ Don't forget - the Moda Blockheads Directory is available for all the block instructions to date.
Take a look at all the influence we've had on the world so far!
....from J. J. Stitches. I've heard from several of you who believe that simple is best. The quilts you've seen at J. J. Stitches can back up that sentiment. This stunning quilt hangs over the doorway into the room of pastels and baby type fabrics. This quilt beautifully showcases the gorgeous red floral fabric Notice how the flying geese are quilted. Courthouse steps.....I love this design. The garden banner out of wool was whimsical and charming hanging from a twig. I absolutely loved these two quilts. They both appear to be antiques and are hand quilted. I love how some of the blocks are pieced to make a large enough piece to use.......so charming and is a perfect example of making do! They each have some of the same fabrics. Perhaps the lady who made them had such a good thing going that she decided to make two. I'm sorry this sign can not be read....it pertained to quilting and looked to be quite old. Another look at how this star created another secondary design. And this is hanging on my design wall. Three more rows to go and then the border. I'm enjoying working on it just a bit every day. I have all of the blocks cut out.....I love picking out the fabrics and seeing how the blocks turn out. There will be applique blocks in the top corner squares in the border. I figured them out yesterday. I made this wee quilt to hang on the board I purchased from the booth of Red Door Designs at the Road to California. This is a new fabulous book I purchased. You will love it if you've enjoyed the quilts you've seen on my blog the last few days. This is the second book which Quilt Mania has done of Linda Koenig's designs.......and they are both 2 of my very favorite books to look at when I need to be inspired. Now for todays drawing- the three names drawn are: Delores Somers, Carol Gouveia and Paula DiMattei. Please mail me with your pattern choice and don't forget to include your mailing address. "Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light." - Albert Schweitzer
Learn how to repel those summertime pests in barn and around your manure piles with these farm fly control strategies.
Can you believe that January is almost over? Where does the time go! I have not been blogging, but I have been busy. My barn quilt is at the quilter's and hopefully will be coming home soon. With that project done, it was time to work on my next big project... Farm Girl Finery, designed by Kim Diehl, from her book, Simple Appeal. The applique is wool. We are offering this quilt as a BOM at the shoppe. I love a medallion style quilt, especially one designed by Kim! This one will adorn my guest room bed when completed. Then I am going to play with painting the furniture in the room using chalk paint to get a rustic finish using the aqua, red and gold hues that are in the quilt. Wish me luck! I have completed a few small projects as well. Something for Easter... 'Spring Has Sprung' designed by Stacy of Buttermilk Basin, featured in the Spring issue of Primitive Quilting. My version is a little different from her's...I framed mine and scalloped the inner background instead of the outer border. My scallops got a little wonky though, so don't look too closely. Finished a few punch needle projects. These are from Threads That Bind. And another small quilt to add to my growing collection. Quilt Squares #4, by Lori Smith. Reminds me how much I love small scale, scrappy quilt piecing. These finish at 12 1/2" square. I am still working several days a week at the shoppe and love every minute of it. My quilting community is so important to my sanity. Hope your new quilting year is off to a good start, too. I'll be back next month with my finished Where the Cows Come Home!
The US has such a wide variety of hidden gems that there will be something for everyone, whether you are looking to explore nature to check out a new town.
If you aren't a sports fan, you may want to avert your eyes for today's post. I'm continuing my streak of gift-quilts with a fourth quilt (deadline at the end of the May). This one is for a man. Yes, the dreaded "man quilt". I sort of break out into a cold sweat even thinking about mak
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As promised here are more free files that have been sitting here waiting for me to upload for you. I hope you enjoy them and have a fabulous day! Get the MTC file HERE Get the SVG file HERE Get the MTC file HERE Get the SVG file HERE This is the shilloutte I used for my tumbler! I love Wizard of Oz! Get the MTC file HERE Get the SVG file HERE Get the MTC file HERE Get the SVG file HERE Get the MTC file HERE Get the SVG file HERE I participated in an Artist Trading Card (ATC) Swap a while back and had to make a card with some type of reflection on the year I was born - 1963. There were many things of significance that happened that year but there were also several people in the swap that were born that same year. So I decided to do something a little different than most would think of and did the cost of gasoline LOL. On the back I also included these little pieces of information: Average cost of a loaf of bread - 22 cents Average cost of a new home - $12,650 Average cost of a new car - $3,233 So here is the gas pump file I used for my ATC. Get the MTC file HERE Get the SVG file HERE I had a need for moustaches recently for a joke present for a friend so now I have plenty to choose from -- and so do you! :) Get the MTC file HERE Get the SVG file HERE So I hope you found some things you can use and please drop me a note to show off your creations that you make with any of the files.
