Railroad Crossing and Indigo

Flying geese and applique highlight this block of the Southern Album Quilt.  Kristin and Diane give clear directions for the flying geese.  If you use their method, the fabric requirements they call for are fine.  However, if you chose to use the No Waste Flying Geese or the Fast Flying Geese method, be sure check those fabric requirements against what is called for in the Southern Album pattern.

There is one other fabric issue to be aware of.  The "D" square calls for 3 7/8 squares of medium fabric.  You may want to use your background fabric for that square so the right and left hand corners of your square fade into your quilt instead of standing out.   This is a personal preference issue.  I chose to use the background fabric for these squares.

The indigo applique is small.  Be sure to use the centering marks on the applique to make sure it squares up with the triange.  And piece your block first prior to applique -- do this on all the pieced and applique blocks in this quilt.

Railroad Crossing and Indigo goes together fast and appliques quickly.  The next block is also a pieced and applique block.  If you're making this quilt on a time table or as a block of the month, I strongly urge you to work on the whole-cloth applique blocks along with the rest of the blocks.  You'll save yourself major time at the end.