WINTER WALK IN THE WOODS: WEEK #2
Susan and I Welcome You Back to the Winter Walk in the Woods Sew Along!
Happy New Year!
Thanks so much for joining us as we work our way through this Winter Walk adventure over the next few weeks.
From Susan:
Welcome back to the Winter Walk in the Woods Quilt Along! I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year Celebration. My family had a quiet day with a walk on the beach, sharing our hopes and dreams for 2022. I hope your day was just as magical!
This week we are going to jump right in and start sewing blocks for our quilt. Gather up your background fabric, and Creams 1-5 that you identified last week and we will get started!
Note on directions and cutting: Due to the construction of the quilt, each section or type of block will have individual cutting instructions. To make best use of your fabric, use any scraps you might have available first and then cut the indicated pieces and strips needed.
Block #1: Flying Geese
EDIT: WINTER WALK PATTERN WILL BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING OF JAN 2024
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS:
Step 1: Using SEW AND FLIP [also known as STITCH & FLIP if you are not familiar] and [a/b] make flying geese blocks as shown in the photos. This basic block method is one we will be using throughout [it is also Joanna’s favorite method in her patterns so if you are at all familiar with her patterns, you will be well versed in SEW & FLIP].
Make (20) flying geese blocks total.
TIP: To make final assembly easier, group your flying geese blocks according to Cream Print. Relabel them Cream Print #1-5, and store them in your project bag or container for future assembly into the quilt.
We love the SEW AND FLIP method for making flying geese because of the accuracy and ability to quickly see (and make adjustments!) if your piecing is off. One of the down sides of this method is that there is some fabric waste.
Since the pieces were a generous size, we opted to sew our trimmings into half square triangles and square them up to 3 ¾” square (3 ½” will work if you can’t squeeze out 3 ¾”). If you want to do the same, please do!
Susan just might be sharing a small bonus project using them in the next couple of weeks!
See you all next week with the second set of cutting and piecing info!
xoxox
Susan and Joanna
Find all of the Winter Walk in the Woods posts here:
Week 2
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Linda Beckman | 4th Jan 22
Are we able to print the instructions somewhere, this would be helpful
joanna@figtreequilts.com | 4th Jan 22
Unfortunately that takes a lot more time than we have at the moment. You can use off of your computer or you can always screenshot the blog on your own and print from there. Enjoy the Sew Along!
Julie Mitchell | 4th Jan 22
Printable instructions would be helpful for us people who like to check things off or are using our cell phone.
joanna@figtreequilts.com | 4th Jan 22
Unfortunately that takes a lot more time than we have at the moment. You can use off of your computer or you can always screenshot the blog on your own and print from there. Enjoy the Sew Along!
Deborah | 4th Jan 22
Is there a way to get printable instructions please?
joanna@figtreequilts.com | 4th Jan 22
Unfortunately that takes a lot more time than we have at the moment. You can use off of your computer or you can always screenshot the blog on your own and print from there. Enjoy the Sew Along!
Abbie | 4th Jan 22
Printable instructions please. Thank you.
joanna@figtreequilts.com | 4th Jan 22
Unfortunately that takes a lot more time than we have at the moment. You can use off of your computer or you can always screenshot the blog on your own and print from there. Enjoy the Sew Along!
Amy Thackeray | 4th Jan 22
Thank you for setting this up. Greatly appreciated!
joanna@figtreequilts.com | 4th Jan 22
You are so very welcome. We love that you have joined us!
Dee Knudsen | 4th Jan 22
What is the finished size of the flying geese please?
Angie Bale | 5th Jan 22
Ladies, here is how I print them off right click and click print and change it to print as a PDF then save it to your desktop.
I save everything to a thumb drive but save to your desktop then open and print it off. It works for me. Hope this helps.
Linda Beckman | 5th Jan 22
Good Morning
So just to be sure , we are only cutting out 5 prints ? She had us label 1 through 6 prints.
Thank you
Diana | 5th Jan 22
Dear Joanna, Thank you very much for this free quilt pattern. It know that it takes a lot of time to design and figure out the measurements. I always just print myself a copy off of your blog and keep it with my fabrics. Its a nice way to organize everything together because life happens sometimes and its just a good feeling in case something comes up. I appreciate all the free info and patterns that you are so generous with through the year!
Happy New Year!
Laurie N | 5th Jan 22
I’m not able to see until Friday evening but I am excited. Thanks for sharing this! It’s very fun.
Charr | 6th Jan 22
I’m sure this will be a beautiful quilt. Joanna’s quilts are always lovely. I have copied, pasted and slightly modified these instructions (by eliminating a few of the photos) into a word document for printing. Joanna, if you are interested and I have your permission, I can send it to you for posting.
staebler | 6th Jan 22
thank you Joanna , kisses from FRANCE,
Julie Lee | 6th Jan 22
Hi guys! My name is Julie and I have loved sewing with Joanna for years. I went to a trunk shoe in Utah many years ago and I have looked ever since then. One of the girls that worked way back then ,her name was Valarie and she tested patterns for her. Any way I’m not particularly tech savvy so I bumble through your all the time. Can you tell me how to print the patterns for Winter Walk in the Woods. Thank you
Doreen | 8th Jan 22
Hi FigTree Team- when trimming the bonus HST, some of mine are 3 3/4” and others want to be 3 1/2”. Is it best to trim them all to be 3 1/2”?
joanna@figtreequilts.com | 12th Jan 22
They would all need to be the same size for the bonus project 🙂
CindyLu in Illinois | 9th Jan 22
Thank you so much! I can’t wait to start this! Looks like so much fun!
joanna@figtreequilts.com | 12th Jan 22
Welcome!
David Thomas | 9th Jan 22
I start at the bottom of the page with the right click button held down and highlight the entire pate, then I right click the highlighted area and select Copy. I open my MS Word program, then a blank page. I right click and select Paste – only Text. Now I edit out all the extra stuff until I have the pattern, I head it with the title of the pattern and try to remember to include the designer name and the website information. If I forget to do this, I handwrite it in later. Question: How close are the 8 cream/white/ivory fabrics supposed to blend with the ivory background fabric? I have bought 8 white/cream tone-on-tone fabrics and I am afraid that when I find the ivory solid they will blend into one solid color. Should I go for a bone or natural solid fabric for my background? I chose to use basil green as my dark background.
joanna@figtreequilts.com | 12th Jan 22
The background is a dark color, not an ivory. The blocks are ivory prints and the background is a dark color of your choosing. The ivory used is also just for the blocks and accents. Hope that helps!
Cricket | 13th Jan 22
Any insight on using light batik as background and multiple greens for accent?
joanna@figtreequilts.com | 17th Jan 22
If you are going to change the value of dark on light instead of this way… I would possibly wait till it is done so you can see the quilt. Sounds like a beautiful color combo though!
Kirstin | 16th Jan 22
Are you all pressing to the colored background fabric?
joanna@figtreequilts.com | 17th Jan 22
I am an “open” presser but open or to the dark is your best bet!