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How about 1/2 square triangles for the geese?
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Very beautiful b/w and multicolor quilt!
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I would paper piece and not have any bias edges to be concerned with matching, stretching, etc. Quilter's Cache has wonderful free patterns and I've used several of her patterns.
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Try making the flying geese the way Billie Lauder shows in her Quick Quilt Tricks book. It is method #2 in the book using squares.
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My suggestion as well.
Originally Posted by DawnMarie
http://www.patchpieces.com/files/flyinggeese.pdf
This is a no waste method for flying geese. If you are able to use it, you won't have to cut any triangles for the 12 flying geese in your block. There appears to be a total of 8 triangles in the N, W, S, and E positions on your block. You can combine them to make 4 triangles. If you do your math right, you could cut squares and simply cut them in half (I think you'll add 7/8" to the finished size). The middle four triangles can be cut as a square. If you do this, you'll only need to cut the 4 triangles in the corners. You could cut them as squares and cut the diagonal like described above. When it comes to piecing, you will take the N Triangle, piece it to the NE Flying Geese section, and that to the E Triangle. Then, Take a flying geese unit and piece it to the center square. On the other side of the square, put another flying geese unit. Next, piece the last flying geese unit between the W and S triangles. Last, stitch these three units together. It'll be like piecing on point. Did I confuse you? |
If you start with the outside squares, then do the Geese, then add the large triangles to two geese (the ones on the opposite sides) you wouldn't have any "Y" seams. I usually do paper piecing for my geese.
Susan PS, how do some of you get your name in large letters on this blog at the bottom of your messages, Judy is one example |
Originally Posted by raptureready
You can do a 3D goose with no triangles at all and only one seam. It uses a lot more fabric but it sure is easy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Mu0C_QL8Y&NR=1 Go to this site and Ricky Tims will teach you how to do it. Here's one I did with this method |
I'd definitely go with Eleanor Burns's flying geese ruler. No waste; no points lost and so much easier and faster than triangles.
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I like Ricky Tims way of doing the flying geese, one seam. Is that the same as the no waste one?
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I would look on youtube.com and search for the one seam flying geese tutorial, It's awesome! It's with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims.
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