Big square, little squares

You don't have to have waste. When I make geese I sew a sew a seam on the the cut off part and it goes into the bowl of all ready to go bits for mini's and such.

I too have been trying out the best way to sew geese and I really like Pam Bono's method. It lays flat which is something I didn't think would make that much difference but it does.

I recently purchased Eleanor Burns' Quilt in a Day template and think this is the best tool for making flying geese if you are making multiples of the same fabric combination. You start with two squares of different sizes and make four geese without much waste. Each template will make two different sizes. I don't have many shortcut tools and rulers but think this one was worth the investment.

ricky timms method

what if i wanted them to be 3 or 3.5 by 6 or 6.5?

what sizes would i cut the fabric?

If you wanted the finished units 3" x 6", you would cut your two squares for the 'sky' at 3 1/2" and your rectangle for the geese at 6 1/2" x 3 1/2".

thanks.!

I prefer the Eleanor Burns way best. I really like her rulers to square them up.

Love those methods.

I bought Deb Tucker's Flying Geese Ruler at the Road to California and love it, no waste to speak of and accurate geese :)

I use different methods depending on use. I like my Eleanor Burns rulers but also use rectangle and square method for odd sizes and when background colors are different, like when they are star points.