A Forest on White

Note to others who read my blog: I am part of a quilting bee and this is my month to sent out fabric to the other members of the group. Here's what I was thinking we could make.

Quilt by Ingrid Press

Quilt by Ingrid Press

I LOVE these quilts by Ingrid Press. I would like to make one but with at twist. Not leaves or a neighborhood but a forest on white. Trees of all different shapes and sizes. I am sending everyone a fat quarter of Kona Snow and some green and brown pieces to make into trees. Go CRAZY!

Ok, not toooo crazy. Here are some basic guidelines:

1. Blocks can be any size between. They do not need to be square.
2. You don't have to have just one tree on a block. More is great. I am not going for as empty and spread out of a feel as the Ingrid Press quilt. We are making a forest on white.
3. Feel free to add in your own greens and browns if you want. I am going for more muted colors so please no florescent green. :)
4. Please make sure there is a seam allowance around your tree. I would hate to cut off the top of someone's pine tree.
5. If there are usable sized scraps you can send them back if you want but I am not going to stress over it.

Here are some inspirational trees I found in the Fresh Modern Quilts' photo stream on flickr. Click on the pic. to link to the original post.

It seems like there are three basic types of trees:

1. Flying Geese stacked on top of each other. Here is a great tutorial showing two different ways to make flying geese. You could even trim off the top points of your flying geese before sewing them together for a more "realistic" tree.
2. Snowball block variation. Start with a square like shown for a "round" tree or a rectangle for a skinny tree. Try different sized squares or rectangles for the corners.
3. Basic Triangle with a trunk. Think a tall and skinny flying geese block.

I can't wait to get started and to see what you come up with too! If you have any questions let me know.