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Help! My Flying Geese are lumpy!

Old 08-05-2009, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by GiGi
Dear Carla:

I think your problem is that your points do not match and it appears that your triangles are not the same size. In addition, your four squares aren't lined up as well. All points should be right at the edge of the next triangle so they appear to be flying in a circle.

Keep trying, it will come. Nobody was born a quilter; we all have had and continue to have trial and error. GG
Thank you for your assessment of my resulting block, it looks exactly like the pattern I was following.

Karla in CO
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Old 08-05-2009, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by omak
Well, my point was: In a developing heifer ... round, wide, straight across the hips .... that is a good thing and Dad was really enjoying his fine success at breeding good Limousin stock.
My point was .... I had all those same FINE qualities, and he never gushed about how good I looked! LOL
(he and I both knew that the good qualities in a heifer are not necessarily the best qualities for a woman, but it was fun to see him laugh hilariously, and to be able to laugh about some very obviousl facts of life) LOL
DH just loves the Limosin, and misses them so from the good ol days. And honestly, he loves me too, regardless of my lumps after all these years. :wink: I do so enjoy watching him laugh, much as you've described here. Ain't life grand?

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Old 08-05-2009, 07:27 PM
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I can't imagine a more wonderful life than to be able to be close to nature and try to figure out how to get along with it.
Unfortunately, the only semen I can get is black limousin and I just do not want to go there - - and, I am not a good enough AI tech to be able to afford $125 + per straw for red limousin semen :(
You will have to drop by omak's bunkhouse
http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/23518.page
and we can chat about it more, since I too enjoy learning from others' expertise <g>
Your DH will probably want to know that we don't have many (14 head), and of those, only three are pure ... when I couldn't get any more red semen, I started cross breeding for hybrid vigor. Right now, I have a 1/2 Simmental/1/2 Limousin bull ... and Hereford semen for back up.
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Old 08-05-2009, 09:36 PM
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I'm working on the same pattern right now. Except my geese are flying the opposite direction. This means the only place where points meet up is at the center of the block. All other points meet at the bottom center of the next goose. I think my seams are pressed the same as yours. I was pressing toward the dark, but like you said, the seam at the bottom naturally wants to go toward the goose. With this layout it's been very smooth.

Anyhooo, by pressing the seams open, it looks like you've found a great solution. :) Good luck with the rest of your blocks!

Jen
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Old 08-05-2009, 09:41 PM
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THe other thing about pressing seams to one side ... that someone pointed out in some book I was reading <g>
That fold actually uses up threads on the fabric, so your block might be smaller pressing to one side than it would be by pressing to one side.
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Old 08-06-2009, 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by sew cornie
I'm working on the same pattern right now. Except my geese are flying the opposite direction. This means the only place where points meet up is at the center of the block. All other points meet at the bottom center of the next goose. I think my seams are pressed the same as yours. I was pressing toward the dark, but like you said, the seam at the bottom naturally wants to go toward the goose. With this layout it's been very smooth.

Anyhooo, by pressing the seams open, it looks like you've found a great solution. :) Good luck with the rest of your blocks!

Jen
Great block! Glad to hear that you've had the same positive experience that I'm having. :) Sure makes a difference. Is your blocks called "Mosaic", too?
Only difference I can see in your pressing, is maybe that you've left the center seams pressed to the side. Hard to see this early in the am, lol. Have fun with yours, too. Thanks so much for sharing your blocks, too.
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Originally Posted by omak
THe other thing about pressing seams to one side ... that someone pointed out in some book I was reading <g>
That fold actually uses up threads on the fabric, so your block might be smaller pressing to one side than it would be by pressing to one side.
Are ya tired, Omak? Did ya mean to say, "so your block might be smaller... than it would be pressing open?"[u] Or, am I losing it? :) I read the same thing too, recently. Great minds read alike, lol. :lol:
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Originally Posted by Quiltgranny
Originally Posted by omak
THe other thing about pressing seams to one side ... that someone pointed out in some book I was reading <g>
That fold actually uses up threads on the fabric, so your block might be smaller pressing to one side than it would be by pressing to one side.
Are ya tired, Omak? Did ya mean to say, "so your block might be smaller... than it would be pressing open?"[u] Or, am I losing it? :) I read the same thing too, recently. Great minds read alike, lol. :lol:
Don't think I was tired, probably trying to watch the news, flip through advertisements and type <g> ... the correct way for it to read is:
If you press to one side, it is possible that your block will be smaller than it would be if you pressed the seams open. (Something to be considered on any type of seam ...)
THanks for catching that, Quiltgranny! You were definitely watching my back <g>
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I didn't read all of these but the other day on the Fons and Porter show they discussed this and what they did was fantastic.

To make sure you don't loose your points they sewed 1/4 and when they got close to the point wandered just up past the point (I hope this makes sense) and then back into postion.

Then to get bulky seams to lay flat they clipped the seam(not all the way) in the bulky areas and then pressed those opposite directions.
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Originally Posted by Quiltgranny
Originally Posted by sew cornie
I'm working on the same pattern right now. Except my geese are flying the opposite direction. This means the only place where points meet up is at the center of the block. All other points meet at the bottom center of the next goose. I think my seams are pressed the same as yours. I was pressing toward the dark, but like you said, the seam at the bottom naturally wants to go toward the goose. With this layout it's been very smooth.

Anyhooo, by pressing the seams open, it looks like you've found a great solution. :) Good luck with the rest of your blocks!

Jen
Great block! Glad to hear that you've had the same positive experience that I'm having. :) Sure makes a difference. Is your blocks called "Mosaic", too?
Only difference I can see in your pressing, is maybe that you've left the center seams pressed to the side. Hard to see this early in the am, lol. Have fun with yours, too. Thanks so much for sharing your blocks, too.
I've seen it called Flying Dutchman or Dutchman's Puzzle. Haven't heard of Mosaic, but maybe that's the difference in the direction they're flying? I'll have to look it up. Now I'm curious .:wink:

Would love to see your finished quilt when it's done! Happy flying!!
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