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Old 08-13-2011, 03:33 PM
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Alondra
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Originally Posted by thelondonzoo
I'm making a Flying Four Patch block and the Flying Geese part of it is coming out awful. The tips of the points keep getting cut off, the blocks are coming out crooked, and it's not ironing out right. What am I doing wrong?

I'm using a 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle and then I'm trying to sew on two 2 1/2" squares. I got the measurements here:
http://www.quilterscache.com/F/Flyin...atchBlock.html
And on Page 2 you'll find the instructions on how to sew them together to make the Flying Geese.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!
Try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Mu0C_QL8Y

He uses 3" squares and a 3" x 5½" rectangle, but I assume you could cut any size you want. And don't forget to check out some of the videos in the right margin! So much information!
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