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Old 03-27-2011, 04:00 AM
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I had a quilt like that, although my flying geese turned out nice I think if I ever made that pattern again I would use a different method with less waste. You might want to read the pattern and the cutting instructions next time you make a quilt from a pattern and make sure theres no waste. Fons and Porter patterns are easy to follow but have a lot of waste. The last quilt I made had you cut 2 12 7/8" strips wof for 4 squares and 2 12 1/2 " strips wof for 4 squares and 1 6 1/2 strip for for 4 squares. I changed it so I cut the 2 13" strips and cut out 5 13" squares then cut my 6 1/2 from one of the 13" squares then one 12 1/2 squares from the remaining 13" strip that saved me from cutting a 6 1/2 strip and the second 12 1/2 strip. total fabric save on that color was 19".
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