Question on Flying Geese
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Question on Flying Geese
I would like to know what I,m doing wrong. I can make the geese with "no problem".
When I join them into rows though, there isn't enough room for the 1/4" seam and I
lose my points. Can someone help me find the answer.
Thanks in advance.
Elaine
When I join them into rows though, there isn't enough room for the 1/4" seam and I
lose my points. Can someone help me find the answer.
Thanks in advance.
Elaine
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Are you sure you are leaving 1/4'' for the seam? 6:34 minutes into the video she shows the 1/4" needed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKfM3pJYSmc Are you sewing more than 1/4" for the seam? Pin the point just at the 1/4" seam line and sew just above that line. Or, maybe when you are pressing the seam is when the point gets "cut off"? A picture might help.
#3
Eleanor Burns of Quilt In A Day has some good rulers for flying geese. evidently you are having problems making them and these rulers should help a great deal. she makes them a tiny bit larger than required and you trim them to size. Good luck.
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Here is a video from Connecting Threads. It uses a specific ruler, however, the first picture shows what your unit should look like. The seam goes exactly thru the 2 bottom corners, and the top of the triangle is 1/4" down from the top. It doesn't touch the top of the patch.
http://www.connectingthreads.com/tut...lers__D17.html
http://www.connectingthreads.com/tut...lers__D17.html
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I have perfect points when I cut off the points of the patches before sewing. You can also use Wonder Tape and open the block to see how it looks before sewing. I love Wonder Tape, it's a great learning tool to use.
http://www.connectingthreads.com/cft...paign=PPCgpGen
http://www.connectingthreads.com/cft...paign=PPCgpGen
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This is the method I have used and my geese come out perfect every time. It is being able to adjust a seam that may be off a hair before doing the final trimming.
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Making sure you have 1/4" seams is VERY important in a flying geese block. Also.......setting the square in the corner of the rectangle EXACTLY is important. I mark my diagonal lines and sew slightly to the side of line.....on the side that I'll be cutting off. Remembering to do these things means I have about 5 out of 6 good geese...LOL
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