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Friday, August 2, 2013

my kind of intuitive

This is "good for the Gander":
 57"square

I used no pattern, making it up, deciding on the parts as I went along. I started with some random scraps, using this method for the Flying Geese. It is a fantastic, precise and fun way to make this block.
I love medallion quilts so I set out to find an appropriate center. I settled on this block, but I strip pieced it instead of the method given. I made positive/negative versions for more visual interest.

After some thinking, exploring and pondering, I stumbled upon this method for Flying Geese, and changed it up to have the Diamond strips.
After a bit more pondering, and auditioning different blocks, I opted for a piano key border. I kept the quilting simple, mostly SID (stitch in the ditch) as this is a quilt that for me is about the play of fabrics. I FMQ-ed feathers in the setting triangles.

What do you think? Like my method of intuitive quilt design?

7 comments:

  1. love your methods with most things. I will be trying that flying geese method hopefully soon.

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  2. Love it! We're your ears burning the other day? We were talking about you at The Little General when that sit down longarm machine was visiting! ;)

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  3. Love it! Love the feather quilting too! George is coming on Monday or Tues. So excited! You'll have to come over and give it a whirl!

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  4. I love it. Not as much as I lone my red quilt that you sent me but this is a close second! I'm looking at my quilt right now. :-)
    I hope you got my email too.

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  5. You hit it out of the park on this one-gorgeous!!

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  6. Great little quilt. You color selection is fabulous.

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  7. It is wonderful... love that clever name, too! Intuitive has never looked better.

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