Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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:


right turn only quilt

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. 



right turn only quilt backing



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! 


right turn only quilt


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?


right turn only quilt

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!

9 comments:

  1. Adorable, Andy. I really like that color combination, too.

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  2. It looks like it could also be a little tent village too! Super cute!

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  3. oooh - now I see the little tent village!

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  4. I love the flying geese variation! Classic and clever.

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  5. this is such a fresh design, love it. And the more I see sweetwater used the more I like it. well done!

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  6. I love this quilt! I love hometown also. I wonder if I could make those without the ruler...?

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  7. I love this quilt so much that I ordered some Hometown and the ruler. I just made pillows in the grey dotted canvas so this will be perfect! Thank you for sharing!

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  8. The 'stars' link above has been changed to
    http://www.lenzula.de/en/pattern/free-pattern/stars.html

    Thanks for the tutorial. Wha do you design your paper peice patterns in? Nice outcome.

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