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Dee, if you have the time and inclination to make a great production of making it longer, a row of flying geese at top and bottom would be good. If you're just wanting to grow it, simply adding strips of each color at top and bottom will do the deed. The quilt is terrific and either one will be fine - my, how I do love that quilt. Polly

Dee,

Can you get a closer up picture of the garden fabric. I might have some here that I would be happy to send to you, but I can't see enough detail on yours. If I don't have it - perhaps someone else on RCTQ might & be inclined to share it with you.

Pauline Northern California

Aww shucks, thanks Polly. I have to admit I am happy with my colour selection ( hate selecting fabric that 'goes').

I had thought of strips but hadn't thought of flying geese......

Dee in oZ

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Here is a close up Pauline

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Nope - mine doesn't match - mine looks sort of like a Monet print. Sorry if I got your hopes up!

Maybe some flying geese top and bottom? Randomise the fabric so (as in real life) no two geeses are the same?

And no I wasn't copying Miz Polly's idea either!!! LOL

No you didn't get my hopes up Pauline. I have only just realised how soon I want this finished. School holidays are coming here faster that I realised.

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Thats interesting, 2 votes for flying geese.

Thanks Sharon

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If you have the time to unstitch some of the garden squares, and if you can find a similar or complementary fabric for more centers, then you could make more blocks and mix them around so it looks like a design choice. I also like Polly's idea of geese. If it were mine, I'd probably do both. Roberta in D

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Very clever, Roberta. Easing out maybe 3 of the garden pictures and replacing them would give her some mileage going longer. Of course, that could require shopping. Seems you have joined our lofty group of enablers. Polly

add mine for those wee honkers. i loooooove flying geese. the no waste method will give ya a bunch in no time at all too. woooooohooooooooo, oh sorry, i mean HONK HONK!!!! rofl, jeanne

I tried that method once. I have a real math block and just could not figure it out. Sounds like a great method, though. But my 6x8 flying geese ended up being 4x7!

-Irene

Thanks Jeanne.

No waste is really important at the moment. I presume that is the one we refer to as 'Jeannes method" which I have printed and filed away.

Dee > add mine for those wee honkers.

Thanks Susan. I agree it is too much trouble to find extra fabric. This one has to be made from whats on hand.

Dee in Oz

Thats something I hadn't thought of Roberta and something to keep in mind for another time.

Dee > If you have the time to unstitch some of the garden squares, and if you can

Okay I slept on it last night and after reading the replies that popped up overnight I have decided that I will do blue and green flying geese with strips of red in between.

I printed off a couple of templates to get an idea of what size to make and think I will make them 3 x 6.

I would love to go shopping but DH has just spent 4 weeks off work and 2 of those are without pay. He will get paid, but that will be when the insurance is paid, and I want this top done now so I can get it basted (ugh) and quilted.

Dee > Very clever, Roberta. Easing out maybe 3 of the garden pictures and