I've tried this method and it works really well. Maybe a few pictures
will help. Try here:
http://www.patchpieces.com/files/flyinggeese.pdf

Thank you so much - others thank you too. This is exactly it BellaBoo. Good luck to all who try it. And you won't need luck - it WORKS!

Thanks so much for the visual.
I was reading 'Place 2 small squares on top of one large square across one diagonal- right sides together' as the two squares were right sides together when placed on the large square. Now I see it is put one square in the corner of the large square and one in the opposite diagonal corner. This will make a good demo for my 15 min. slot at guild meeting.

Thanks this worked great.

Would love to know how to make curved flying geese... please....