When Inpiration Meets Desperation

The geese are flying again!

 Regular readers may remember that I began working on Geese Migration (a Cynthia Brunz design) earlier in the year.

Geese on the Move (a/k/a Geese Migration)

I got quite a bit accomplished at a retreat in February but was running low on variety in the 15 little squares per block so I kitted up what I had and set it aside till I could add to my stash of Japanese taupe-like fabrics at AQS-Paducah.

Fast-forward to last Saturday. Two people at the St. Louis MQG showed their versions of the quilt and I was inspired to dig mine out when I got home on Sunday. However, the 25 (or more) FQs that I bought in Paducah and immediately washed/ironed/folded were still in a sack on the floor that I have been tripping over since the end of April. 

Desperate to figure out where I stood, I paired up kits and blocks with matching sky in the geese block (didn't want more than 2 of each color). Then I unfolded and cut a 2-1/2" strip from each new FQ. From there I cut 2 geese (Companion Angle), 2 right triangles (Easy Angle - for future use) and 4 squares.

Blocks and kits in baggies

I'm planning to make my quilt a little longer than the pattern so I needed a few more blocks. And I wanted extras so that I will have some flexibility in layout when I get to that point.

Extra geese and sky being auditioned

I know this is far from my One Monthly Goal (OMG), but I desperately needed to get that sack out of my way and get this project to a point that I can pick it up and work on it when I have time. There will be another retreat in August and I should be able to get the flimsy all together then.