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!
