Carrot Cake

Someone on instagram was looking for pattern testers.  I looked at her timeline and our timeline with moving and thought I would be able to do it!  So I signed up to test Carrot Cake quilt pattern.  she actually released 3 patterns, with different colour ways. 

I really enjoyed the pattern.  It went together pretty easy.  It would have gone together easier if I wouldn't have been in the middle of a move, living in a hotel then a make shift sewing room!

You can kind of see the sizes of the pieces here.  I liked how big they were, it helped it come together quickly.  Although I was supposed to make a queen size quilt, but I did not, because I lost some pieces.  I did end up finding them after I moved into my sewing room.

Here is the quilt 100% finished, quilted, bound and washed.

And here is the recipient of the quilt! It's for my grandson, Kaison.  He didn't get it when he was born, but about a week later when we were able to meet him.

He was making this face when I laid the quilt out on him in the car.  So I turned it into a meme.  So excited that grandma made me a quilt! His mom has been teaching him right, because she already loves quilts! He always wants hers!

 I decided to make this quilt a little bit bigger than a baby size quilt, because I wanted him to be able to have it for a while.  Not that I won't make him another one, but I wanted one that he could use even in a few years!

Flying geese

I am going to go through a quick tutorial on how I make flying geese (without my accuquilt).  I definitely prefer the accuquilt if I have a choice.  

I used a shape cut ruler to cut strips.  The ruler I used tells you what size to cut the strip.  

Once the strips are cut, you line up the ruler to cut it.  The nice thing is how it lines up, it cuts off the top of the triangle. 

Then you turn the ruler to cut the outside pieces.  

This is the one reason I prefer the accuquilt cut pieces.  They cut off both dog ears.  but I managed to make it through without having any of the triangles get eaten.

and ta-da! a finished flying geese block!  I can't wait to share the whole quilt!

What's your favorite method for making flying geese?