These Geese Won't Fly!
 

Help! I've made hundreds of flying geese and they rarely come out right. Used several different methods/rulers (haven't tried the Ricky Timms method because I'm using strip scraps, squares not really an option). My geese always come out wonky with one side drooping so they won't square up right. The second wing seems to be OK, so I must be doing something to the first one when I sew/press the second one.

Yesterday I had to re-make 10 units because some were so bad. (Well, I should have re-made 100, but forget that!!) I measured and cut carefully (using Easy Angle and Companion Angle rulers), was careful about not stretching the bias edges, double-checked my seam allowances, pressed carefully. Still wonky, though not quite as bad.

Obviously I'm pulling or stretching somehow? Experienced quilters, can you tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for your help!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F7WQpzk...%3DF7WQpzknLGg

This was the answer for me, I love making FG with Deb Tucker's Wing Clipper.
Hang in there!

Have you tried Eleanor Burns' method? I have the Wing Clipper. I haven't used it yet, but Doug Leko swears by it.

I'm was like you with the my flying greese. I gave up on cut and recuttting and have been paper peiceing my now and have been having much better luck.

El Burns is my method and I have no problems with them.

can you show a picture

Are u cutting triangles for the edges....I prefer cutting a rectangle...say 3 x6 then two squares 3x3. Lay one square on top of rec at corner..sew diagonal from point of square to point, actually a thread to the outside edge...... Fold over, iron,cut the square tail, but leave the rec back ther...that is your true size..

I can ONLY do it using the Quilt in a Day flying geese ruler. All other methods result in one short wing for me. I have no idea why. If all else fails, buy the rulers. I hate specialty rulers in general, but these are the only way I can get it done.

I prefer to paper piece flying geese and square in a square blocks.

You can make the PP pattern easy with Microsoft Word!!!

Open a new Word document
Select "View" and click the "Gridlines" box
Click on "Insert" Tab
Select "Shapes" drop down menu
Select the rectangle shape
In the grid of the document, trace out the size of the rectangle you want (this would be the size of the goose with the 1/4" border)
You will now have a rectangle shape in your document
Click shapes dropdown again and select a rectangle again. Now draw a rectangle inside the other rectangle starting 1/4" from one of the corners, and drag your mouse to 1/4" of the opposite corner. Now you have your rectangle for the goose with a 1/4" seam allowance around it
Click shapes dropdown box again and select a triangle
Inside the rectangle you just created - draw the triangle. Start at the bottom corner and drag your mouse up the top center (the center top is marked with a dot so you can see it easy)
Now you have your finished goose!
Now ... hold down your "cntl" key and select each of the elements (outside rectangle, inside rectangle, and triangle) then right click your mouse and select "grouping" then "group". Now all three elements are "stuck" together. You can right click, copy and paste as many as you want on the page.

Have you tried the big square. You get three flying geese out of each one.