Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Scrappy Flying Geese and Pinwheel Borders for the Caledonia Calling Quilt Top


There were so many cut-off triangles from the  Caledonia Calling Quilt that I could not throw them on the scrap pile or toss them, so I decided to use at least some of them in the border ...

 

So I worked up some crumby flying geese blocks.  These can be frustrating and varying sizes.  I finally worked up a paper-piecing template to help make them more uniform.

 

 

Along with that, I also cut some background fabric so that there would be enough to cover those spaces.   The sizes that worked:

  • 5 inch square cut on the diagonal   
  • 4 x 7 inch rectangle

It seemed like there was still a lot of cut-offs from this technique as well, but it did make the process go much faster, and less frustration piecing bits together to make them fit. 

 

With the remainder, I made up some pinwheel blocks.  No template necessary for these.


 This is how the final quilt top worked out.  Lovely!

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