My first project is Melissa's Rainbow strip. She had an amazing group of different colors with solid white background.
My first idea, learn a new technique! ha ha! I used Judy Sisneros' book "Rectangle Pizzazz" and a lot of pins. It turned out really well. Using only one 6" strip of a variegated rainbow fabric and one 6" strip of solid white fabric produced this:
Then I read Melissa's request, she wants the strip to be about 14" tall . . . so I had to stack these and trim the white down. Nonetheless, I did a second strip and put it all together for this effect:
Then I read Melissa's request again . . . a minor detail, she wants a "goose" in each block. Well. Can't make the whole strip of just this! I would not be following the rules. *sigh* So I had another grand plan, add actual quilt blocks on the ends with the flying geese.
First block is a free-form paper pieced flying geese in rainbow prints, with a dash print background for this:
Then I did a combination block of the curves and flying geese leftovers for the other side, shown here in the upper right corner:
All together, this strip with Melissa's looks like this:
If I had a wall big enough, the picture would of turn out better, showing the full effect of the rainbow.
The flying geese blocked changed a little as well, I added more fabric so it can be trimmed down but also so it will be as long as Melissa's strip (upper left)
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