Flying Geese help needed
#21
Originally Posted by jlong
I use the Eleanor Burns ruler and they come out perfect if you keep that scant 1/4 "
#22
Originally Posted by hevemi
I have problems sewing flying geese. No matter what method I use they almost always come out weird. Either the top edge is uneven or the seam allowance is too narrow at the point. The 4-geese-at-once method sometimes comes close -accidentally. Is it a 1/4" problem? My other blocks are OK.
This photo you can see the flying geese a little better.
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#23
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Originally Posted by rickietikki
It might be a "stretching" problem. If you are using triangles to make your geese, they are far more unstable and tend to shift as you sew. There are a few different methods out there that use a rectangle base and two squares in the corners so you don't have to mess with triangles. My beginner students find this method to be the easiest for accuracy. Go to http://www.allpeoplequilt.com for patterns that use this method. Hope this helps.
#24
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try this--- ex: cut 12 1/2x61/2 rectangle. cut 2 61/2 " squares. draw diag. line across sqs. place one on rec. sew from center of rec to bottom corner of sq. following line. trim excess.press open. now place 2nd sq. on other side. do same. you will have perfect flying geese unit. works with any size you need.
#25
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Hevemi, If you haven't tried the square in a square ruler you are missing out. You will never have to sew triangles together again and you get perfect points. Go to www.squareinasquare.com. Jody Barrows is the creator of this ruler and you will save so much time you won't believe it. I cannot find this ruler in any store but you can order it through her site. If you order the DVD that is all you will need besides the ruler. Believe me, my points never met until I purchased this ruler. Now they do. You will be amazed. Good luck. Rose
#28
Originally Posted by hevemi
I have problems sewing flying geese. No matter what method I use they almost always come out weird. Either the top edge is uneven or the seam allowance is too narrow at the point. The 4-geese-at-once method sometimes comes close -accidentally. Is it a 1/4" problem? My other blocks are OK.
#29
Originally Posted by hevemi
I have problems sewing flying geese. No matter what method I use they almost always come out weird. Either the top edge is uneven or the seam allowance is too narrow at the point. The 4-geese-at-once method sometimes comes close -accidentally. Is it a 1/4" problem? My other blocks are OK.
#30
You say you have used lots of methods. I like the method that Joan Hawley uses on Kaye Wood's show. However, the Eleanor Burns method of making the piece and then squaring it off with her tool sounds like the one that might work for you?
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