Right Turn Only, part 2

Remember this post?  I could not wait for the yardage to arrive in stores, so I found a jelly roll for sale in one of my new favorite online shops: The Sproutz Store.  I spent the next few days trying to decide what to do with the jelly roll, and then a friend provided an answer for me.  She emailed me this link and then dropped off the ruler I needed.   I loved it.  I immediately began sewing.  Once the blocks were made I had fun arranging and re-arranging (and re-arranging, and re-arranging…) them on the design wall.  This was what I eventually decided on:




It’s a version of the flying geese block.  I suppose you could call them stuffed geese?  Or maybe there’s already a name for this block.  If you know, please enlighten me.


Once the quilt top was completed I had some of the stuffed geese leftover.  They became a strip for the back.  This is where the quilt gets it’s name:  Right Turn Only.  It just reminds me of the signs that are all over these round-a-bouts that we have here. 







I really, really love this color combo.  I love this almost-pinkish-red and the lighter blue.  And oh the yellow and the gray together! 





I machine quilted it in just a gentle meandering pattern and then bound it in my favorite red print from this line of fabric.  The finished quilt measures 54” x 65” which in my opinion is a great throw-size quilt – big enough to cover you and keep you warm, but not so large that you can lose the remote control in it.  You know what I’m talking about, don’t you?




I wrote a tutorial showing how I made this quilt.  It is a LOT easier than it looks!  If you make one, let me know - I'd love to see it!


This one is listed in the shop!  (Edited to add:  quilt is now sold, but if you would like one I do take custom orders)

I'm linking up to Sew & Tell over at amylouwho.com!