paintmejudy

I love flying geese, but hate having to mark the backs, and couldn't afford that expensive ruler that starts with R and F (don't think I am allowed to say the name.) Found this Omni and with a store coupon, was less than $10 including tax, and it makes geese units in finished sizes from 1 by 2" to 4 by 8" The 4-1/2" x 8-1/2" unfinished block makes into a 8-1/2" unfinished sawtooth star, with addition of ends and a middle. Sooooo easy!

I am making little geese pieces using the 2" mark on the ruler, which means I cut my strips at 2-1/2". Instructions with the ruler were super simple, and I cut all the piece in a flash. Cut the small pieces with the strip doubled, so you get a right and a left side piece. I am doing these with a gray background, and scrappy centers. These geese units, see my sample using 4 geese, will be sewn end to end, making a piece 4-12" wide, and width of quilt for borders.

Cut the triangle pieces double so you get a right side and a left side. Both the triangle and body pieces are cut from 2-1/2" pieces. Lay a triangle on a body, matching the point. The flat portion of the triangle will lap on the flat portion of the body. Sew, press, sew the other one and press. And that's it!