Monday, February 28, 2011

Sweet Spot Schnibble and Fit to be Geese Rulers! Wow!!


The LePetite parade for February is coming soon to A Quilting Life and Pink Pincushion. Sweet Spot, designed by Carrie Nelson, was the project of the month and it had plenty of flying geese!  Using the Fit to be Geese Ruler from Open Gate Quilts made it so much easier!  That is one amazing ruler! Check out the video with instructions for using the ruler on the Open Gate Quilts website if you are wondering how the rulers work. After watching it I was sold, and now after using it I don't think I'll make flying geese any other way.  I highly recommend it!


Schnibbles Sweet Spot

I made this Schnibble using both a Punctuation and a Fresh Flowers Charm Pack. There is a little extra black fabric that I added to the flying geese and the outer border after noticing that the borders needed a little more black fabric to pull out the black stars and add some pop. Of course it took some time to redo the borders, but I think it was worth it.  I just hope I don't regret pulling out a few pieces of black fabric from an extra Punctuation Charm Pack that I had, but I thought I should make Sweet Spot with the fabrics that I liked, rather than save the whole extra Charm Pack for some unknown project that may not even involve the black fabrics.


Lots of fun flying geese!
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy!

After reading my last post about fun mail, Carrie left a great comment about the Fit to be Geese Ruler and her extensive pincushion collection!  Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment Carrie!  You must be crazy busy right now! In Schnibbles news, from what I read on Carrie's blog we may get to see more Schnibbles patterns very soon! Maybe even tomorrow! You know I'll be there!    

18 comments:

Carol said...

Michele it is soooooooooooooo wonderful!

Gretchen said...

Great cheery Schnibble!!! Love the colors!!!

Shelley said...

Love these two fabric lines together!Good Choice!

Anonymous said...

It's a beauty! You've delighted me!

Joyful Quilter said...

So pretty! It is worth pulling the blacks, it makes a nice statement in your borders.

Cheryl said...

Fresh, beautiful spring quilt!! Glad you like the ruler. It certainly helps.

Kim Brackett said...

That's so pretty! Love all the fabrics you used.

Linda said...

I love it, Michele!! You did such a wonderful job on the piecing and you made the bigger version! That is SO cool that Carrie left you a comment! :-)

beth said...

This quilt is so pretty and fun looking! Great job.

John'aLee said...

Your quilt is beautiful!

Shannon said...

I am glad I hoped over here to your blog!! When I saw this one in the parade I loved it. I love the bright colors! You did a wonderful job.

Béa said...

Very beautiful, I love it ! Hugs from France.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful colors, spring can come.

Simone de Klerk said...

Such a happy and bright Sweet Spot! I love it.

karen @ badlandsquilts said...

This is super cute, I love how bright it is!

Dandelion Quilts said...

Oh this is so cheerful. I love it. Great job with your flying geese. I always seem to cut the point off mine. Any suggestions?

Jodi said...

Your colors are so bright and beautiful! I've never made Schnibbles - look great! Thanks for your comment on my blog - I'm reviewing a pattern for a friend - top secret right now, but check back soon. I'm loving it!

Thelma said...

Wow, great job on your Sweet Spot, those two family of fabrics play well together in your quilt. I agree, those Open Gate Geese rulers are the best!