Geese Finished!

I've gotta say I'm just a bit excited with this one!  I think it's because I loved my original idea, and then as I was piecing and laying it out, and even after it was quilted, I fell out of love.

After I pulled it out of the dryer and hung it over the stair rail for a few days, I'm liking it again.  My husband noticed it and commented that he liked it!

Here's a post about my original idea.  I started out with using color inspiration from the Botanics fabric collection, but using fabrics from my stash.  I didn't have any of this collection since I've been trying to use my stash!

Then a few weeks after I posted my idea, I received a mysterious parcel in the mail.  I opened it to find a fat eighth bundle of Botanics!!!  It was from Cindy at LiveAColorfulLife and she generously decided to share hers with me.  I can hardly say how special that was!

At first I wasn't sure if I would add the fat eighth bundle to my stack that I had sitting for this quilt.  I decided I would, just mixing them in while keeping all my original fabric pull.

I used most of the fat eight bundle, together with my other fabrics, and I ended up with a quilt that's 50"x63" (after washing).  I wouldn't have wanted it any bigger because I was sick of sewing these flying geese units!

I also wrote another post asking for your advice on the layout of these blocks.  Thanks for weighing in!  After looking at it on my design wall for awhile, I decided to go with four geese the same in a row, instead of changing colors with each goose.  I'm really happy with this, although I know the other way would have worked too.

Now for a bit of info:

My method for making these geese was like this tutorial, using Speed Piecing Method B.  You'll notice that it gives you the formula to make any size of flying geese.  I wanted my geese 2"x4", and those measurements are listed in the tutorial.

I found this method to work very well!  My points ended up quite accurate without trying too hard:)  And I'll tell you my little secret:  I didn't trim those little corners!  I hate trimming, although I know it makes for better accuracy and a neater looking back.  But I skipped it, and my points still matched up 'almost' perfect!