I’m having fun sewing the Hachi Quilts I learned about reading Patricia Belyea’s book East-Meets-West Quilts. (See also my post on November 4, 2021).

This ducky fabric has been in my stash for years. The selvedge says this fabric was printed by Andover Fabrics back in 2006! It really is called “Duck Duck Goose!”

How many of you played Duck Duck Goose on the playground in elementary school?

I’ve pulled this fabric collection out of the bin a number of times when I wanted to make a baby quilt. Each time I chose something else and the ducks went back into the bin.

But when I was looking in the stash for fabrics to make a new Hachi Quilt, I was drawn to the tall ducks and geese. These fowl are really a linear design and I realized they would look great in these strip blocks.

Each Hachi Quilt needs an “unexpected visitor”. The sock monkey/number fabric is a perfect addition to a baby/toddler quilt. The bright red fabric is definitely a welcome pop of color.

I also added some of Karen Lewis’s Blueberry Park fabric which was printed commercially a few years ago by Robert Kaufman Fabrics.

I needed to piece two fabrics to make the backing for this quilt. That used up the remaining Duck Duck Goose fabric in the stash.

I’m thinking a rippling or wavelet quilting design might be perfect for this quilt. Look for a completed quilt sometime in early 2022! And an orange binding, for sure!