Try putting the quarter inch line on the "nose" of the geese and cut. Turn it aroung and put the 3 1/2 inch line on the newly cut edge and cut again. Put the quarter line on the bottom egde of the triangle and cut. Turn the geese around and put the 6 1/2" line of the ruler on the newly cut edge and cut again. I hope this helps and is correct as I use Eleanor Burn's method for geese.