Welcome back to the second week of the Goose Goose Sew Along—it’s time to start sewing! If you missed the start of the sew along, take a look at the Goose Goose SAL Week 1 post, then come back here when you’re ready.
How the Sew Along Works
During the 5-week sew-along, we’ll break the pattern into manageable, bite-sized tasks so you still have plenty of time for summer activities and other commitments. You’re welcome to sew ahead at your own pace, or follow each week’s blog post prompt and complete just the steps needed for that week. I’ll be using this blog to post helpful tips and handy tricks for making this quilt, and the blog will also be the place where the weekly giveaways are hosted.
There’s no signup for this event. Simply purchase the Goose Goose PDF pattern from my website SHOP and follow along, sewing with me each week at your own pace. For the giveaways, instructions will appear each week explaining how to leave comments on the relevant blog posts to enter for that prize; names will be drawn from the comment pool on each specific post—see this week’s giveaway at the end of this post.
I’m collaborating with several shops to bring you Goose Goose quilt kits in both crib and throw/twin sizes, so you’ll have options if you don’t want to source the fabrics on your own. All their Goose Goose kits are made with Art Gallery Fabrics. You can also see all the kits in one place on this Instagram post @sharonhollanddeisgns.
GOOSE GOOSE KITS
Ash & Elm Quiltery (US) - Several Goose Goose version options plus the Spruce Goose Goose kit to match my SAL quilt
Bundled Fabric (CA) - Pattern cover quilt option and a Spruce version
Fieldstone Fabrics (US) - Size a version options
Olive and Elle Quilt Co (US) - Several Goose Goose version options and sizes
Above is the SAL schedule for what I’ll cover each week and the exciting giveaways! Be sure to read to the bottom of this post for how to enter into the Week 2 giveaway for a 16-piece Spruce quilting cotton fat quarter Fabric Wonders bundle from Art Gallery Fabrics.
WEEK 2 - Goose Blocks
Let’s jump right into your assignment for this week. Remember, you’re encouraged to work at your own pace and feel free to sew ahead if you’d like.
Some tips for sewing the goose blocks
The first step in making the Goose Blocks is to stitch half-square triangles that will form half of the needed feet—don’t worry, the other feet will be made using a flippy-corner method with differently sized pieces—that’s not a typo—trust me.
Before you start making the half-square triangle (HST) units, and if you are using directional prints for your feet and/or for the background, you’ll want to think about the orientation of the foot (whether it’s a right- or left-facing goose) and the desired print direction before you begin stitching. Taking a little extra time now to check placement will pay off in the finished block. I also have a tutorial on this website that walks you through how to audition print direction before you sew. Visit my Controlling Directional Prints in Patchwork Units tutorial.
Another helpful tutorial that corresponds with HSTs is how to trim them down to the correct size. I purposely build in a bit of wiggle room by having you cut slightly oversized starting pieces so you have a margin for error. There’s hardly any trimming waste, but that careful trimming is needed to produce perfectly sized units every time. If you need some help on how to trim your units down to size, read my Trimming HST and Flying Geese Units tutorial.
Now that you have your HST units made, there’ll be quite a bit of flippy-corner sewing ahead to finish the remaining triangles in the Goose Goose block. If you’d like to skip excessive pinning to hold the squares to the corners, try the glue stick method. Adding just a tiny dab of glue stick to the very outer tip of the square or base piece will hold them temporarily and keep everything aligned while you sew without pinning. I like to glue my directionally-checked pieces in an assembly line, then batch-sew one side with chain stitching, remove the rows, clip the connecting threads to separate units, and sew the other side when pieces are two-sided as in the photo above. Doing it this way lets me quickly spot the left- and right-facing goose sections I need to make and keeps the process neat and efficient.
NOTE: If you wanted to reuse any of the trimmed flippy-corner and sew into smaller HST units for another project then DON’T use the glue stick method and use pins or clips to hold your pieces when sewing.
Here’s a look at the sections you’ll be creating to make the left and right-facing Goose Blocks. Once these sections are assembled, you’ll be adding a flippy-corner background square to make the beak and finish the Goose Blocks.
Step back and admire your flock!
WEEK 2 GIVEAWAY!
Each of the five weeks of the sew-along I’ll share helpful tips or clever tricks for completing that week’s sewing assignment and also announce the new giveaway prize. Some weeks I’ll select just one winner from the comments on that blog post, and other weeks there may be multiple prizes so a few lucky readers will be chosen—each week brings a fresh opportunity to win something you’ll truly enjoy adding to your sewing studio!
Huge thank you to Art Gallery Fabrics for this week’s generous giveaway prize!
Art Gallery Fabrics was started in 2004. Since then creativity, beauty, and design have been their passions, and to this day, they have not changed, bringing a chic and modern perspective to the quilting industry.
“When it comes to designing a fabric collection we always keep originality and uniqueness on the top of our list. We have the pleasure of working with a talented fabric designers who create enticing color palettes and artful, intricate prints that make our collections one of a kind. Art Gallery designs modern fabrics that keep up with ongoing trends and at the same time it encourages our customers to use new colors and patterns so they venture out of their usual comfort zone.”
At Art Gallery Fabrics believes strongly in the quality of the fabric and that is transcended in their superior thread count and fine weave. This makes their premium cotton as soft and smooth you can get. You really feel the difference with just one touch!
ENTER TO WIN!
*Note: This giveaway is open to US addresses only, sorry no international shipping. If you're a "no reply" or anonymous commenter, please remember to include your email address in your comment--you can't win if I can't contact you!
1. Simply leave a comment in the comments section (below) on this Week 1 post and tell me if you’ll be sewing along with us! (Counts as a separate entry number (1) one.)
2. Leave a comment and tell me if you’ve ever sewn with Art Gallery Fabrics, have a favorite collection or collections, or a favorite AGF designer. (This comment counts as a separate entry number (2) two).
3. Be following me (Sharon) on Instagram @sharonhollanddesigns and/or be signed up for my blog post newsletters AND be following Art Gallery Fabrics at @artgalleryfabrics on Instagram (counts as your number (3) three separate entry) when you let me know you’re following us in a comment.
That’s THREE possible entries and up to three chances to win a Spruce Fat Quarter Bundle! Enter now through Monday, June 29, 2026. I’ll draw one lucky winner from the comments pool on this post. The winning comment will be picked at random around 4 pm Central on Monday. I’ll post the name of the winner on this post once they've been notified and have responded back to my email.