Straighten Up And Fly Right . . . .

This is one of my all time favorite quilts that I have made!

I started this project in January of 2012.

It has been under wraps for a long time,

but I think I can do a reveal now.

It made a mini appearance last week.

I love paper piecing.  And Triangles!  And color!

So what a perfect match.

As usual, I just started making blocks with no real thought

as to the end project.

I felt the geese needed something else, so I made a few of these.

I tried some different layouts.

I'll admit, I was looking for chaos.

Then I realized that if I made some two geese blocks,

I could really mix this up easily.

The four geese blocks equal two, and with a nine patch mix,

I had a 12" block.

Here is the back all put together before the "un-papering."

That's a lot of paper!

Good sit and watch a movie activity.

My friend David suggested a diagonal quilting.

This was the first of many dense channel quiltings I have done.

I  have to say I love the look.

I used the edge of my walking foot for guidance.

Summer 2012 at that beach.

Before piecing the blocks.

Black & White binding.  Always a fave.

Yummy crinkles.

I did fussy cut some of the centers on these little blocks.

A pieced back.  Orange, another fave!

And a label.  I am trying to always label my quilts.

Do you do that?  

Because, I can't believe this quilt is almost two years old.

I would have told you I made it three months ago!

Hehe.