A Circle of Geese

On Saturday night, I began a new project.  I had been wanting to try this quilt pattern for a while now.  It is called A Circle of Geese.  It is a paper pieced block.  I did this one just as a sample.  I would like to explore this block further as a long-term project.  I would like to get a lot of solid fabrics and make a circle for each color.  For now, I will stick to making one block at a time, probably as pillows. 

This method is pretty confusing, especially in the beginning.  This was my first attempt.  Needless to say, I ruined it within minutes!  I definitely chopped off a whole piece on the left side.  Oops! 

You have to make four of these pieces to make one circle or one block.

Here is one half of the block.

Finished!

Here is the finished block.  It is about 12x12.  I want to add a border to it, but I don't have enough of the colors left.  I can't wait to try this again.  This one only took me THREE hours!  It was well worth it though. 


And by the way, the beach was wonderful yesterday!  We did get a tiny bit burnt, but the time with friends was well-spent!  We are so blessed to have friends who will show us around so that we aren't embarrassed when people come to visit.   

P's last exam is tomorrow and he is off on Wednesday.  We will probably be going out on Wednesday to celebrate.  I am loving life right now!