Welcome to day two of the Winter Blues Blog Hop hosted by Carla of Creatin in the Sticks. For the next few days you can fight off those winter blues by hopping from blog to blog viewing some fantastic blue creations.
Today I am showing off my dutchman's puzzle quilt top done in blues and white.
For the flying geese in each block I used leftover 2.5 inch strips from an older Island Batik strip set and I used solid white Island Batik fabric for the background.
Leftover strips are perfect for making flying geese and this little quilt has 72 of them.
Each block is made up of 8 flying geese. I sewed them together in sets of 4 and they actually sewed up pretty quick. The quilt top finished out around 41 inch square.
Now I just need to quilt it up and it will be on its way to a sweet little boy.
Make sure to check out the other hoppers today to see what they came up with to fight off the winter blues.
Tuesday, January 21st
Quilted Delights (me)
My first antique quilt purchase was a Centennial Red, White and Blue Dutchman's Puzzle! Yours in the variety of blues looks fabulous! Thank you for not having it finished with quilting and binding. I don't feel so bad now. =)
ReplyDeleteAnother great idea for a baby quilt. Thank you so much, it's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt. The pattern looks really good in those blue fabrics.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is stunning!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely quilt for a little boy. Your use of left over strips for the geese is a great suggestion.
ReplyDeletePretty quilt. How cool to be able to use leftover parts.
ReplyDeleteThis is really beautiful and a perfect gift for a little boy...love it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful finish.
ReplyDeleteThis is sew pretty! I love this block. Thanks for sharing in the hop ... :-) Pat
ReplyDeleteThat sweet little boy is going to squeal with delight when he sees this beauty! Imagine all the dreams and wishes that he'll have snuggled up with this!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt! I love the Dutchman's puzzle block. You've created an interesting movement by picking dark and light blues for each block.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely quilt! I just love blue and white quilts. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous group of flying geese! This is a perfect quilt for a little boy and I am sure he will love it.
ReplyDeleteHi Leah! Oh, what a delight this quilt is. You always win with pinwheels in my book, and the blue and white fabrics with those cornerstones!! Oooh-la-la. Love every single thing about this quilt and I am asking myself why haven't I made this pattern yet??!! This needs to be a PIN for me so that I remember how much I love it. ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteThere is just something about blue and white that makes things shine. Your Dutchman's puzzle quilt is no exception. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWonderful quilt for a lucky little guy! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat's so sweet! Great use of the strips. Pretty! Can't wait to see the quilting.
ReplyDeleteLovely, just lovely!
ReplyDeleteI just love blue and white. This quilt is so clean and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove your Dutchman's Puzzle quilt!! That is one lucky little boy to be getting it!! Great way to use leftover fabrics to create something beautiful and useful.
ReplyDeleteA lovely finish...it just sparkles.
ReplyDeleteAaw so nice for a little one. You did good.
ReplyDeleteVery sweet! I'm sure he will love it! I love flying geese! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great design for using up leftover strips! Love all the different blues--very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love this and it is perfect for a little boy!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Great job!
ReplyDeleteOh, Leah, I love it. It has so much movement and those fabrics are great for a little boy. Thank you for joining the Winter Blues Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteVery striking quilt!
ReplyDeleteSo cute. First, I only saw the dark pinwheel centers until I looked again. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love the movement in this quilt...lovely!
ReplyDeleteThat's going to be a beautiful quilt!! Thanks for sharing it with the Hop.
ReplyDeleteI love the combination of blues you chose for your project. Great quilt!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty in these shades of blue.
ReplyDeleteLovely Winter Blues quilt. Thank you sew very much for hopping.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Our projects are actually very similar, I guess great minds, right? I love the way the inner windmill is darker, it really gives a lot of dimension to the quilt.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun looking flying geese/pinwheels. This is just so pretty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! I have made lots of pinwheel quilts, but never the Dutchman. I will have to add this one to my "to do" list.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely quilt. Has a lot of movement. Well done.
ReplyDeletecheers,
maggie
The Dutman's Puzzle is my heritage block and in Delft blues - perfect.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first looked at it I saw pinwheels. Great pattern. Perfect baby quilt.
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