Problem with no waste flying geese method

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10-17-2016, 02:30 PM

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sewbizgirl

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Originally Posted by letawellman

Personally, I prefer doing my flying geese by Eleanor Burns' method:
https://www.quiltinaday.com/televisi...geeseruler.asp

The geese seem to be created faster, and more accurately for me this way, and I don't have any "leftover" corners.
Just my 2 cents' worth...

But you have a leftover strip...
I've never seen this method before. I guess it's 6 of one and a half dozen of another. Eleanor's way involves more trimming, I'm thinking.

Gotta love the way Eleanor tosses her trash over her shoulder, with a big smile on her face!

10-17-2016, 11:16 PM

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Gay

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I understand your dilema, have had the same problem, so decided to experiment. The unwanted bits are where the 2 small squares overlap, so I drew a line across them on the diagonal, and cut off the overlap, then sewed as normal. No more unwanted bits, and no bulk - woohoo. Thought I better add a few photos, hope they're not too large.

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It would take a little more time if making a lot, but in some cases worth the time to me.

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10-18-2016, 01:53 AM

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Vicki1212

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Gay, that's exactly the problem I was having. I've also taken to cutting my points, so glad to hear I am not the only one. Thank you so much for adding the photos which make everything so clear!

10-18-2016, 01:54 PM

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sailsablazin

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Just recently made a ton of flying geese for a baby quilt. I had not made any in quite a while. I tried the Eleanor Burns ruler that I own (but never used). MY geese turned out short a bit on the bottomside each time and I seemed to waste fabric.
Then I tried the Deb Tucker WING CLIPPER (which I bought after seeing her illustrate it.)! I am in love with that ruler...My geese turned out so perfect and I only trimmed off a TEENY TINY smidgen of fabric...I did watch her tutorial to help me out since I am a visual learner.... The WING CLIPPER is the way to go....the geese are so PERFECT... I HIGHLY recommend this method!!!