Need Math Help - Flying Geese
 

What is the 'equation' used to make Flying Geese? There has to be a way to figure out what size square to put with a strip?

I will be so appreciative of help!

Terry

Under the advanced search, type in "flying geese pattern" and it will come up with many ideas. I was just looking at them last week and they are very helpful. Haven't tried it yet though. Good luck!!!

here is an excellent pdf on flying geese http://www.patchpieces.com/files/flyinggeese.pdf

Thanks Nancy! A local quilt shop owner shared these directions with me once, and I loved them. Then I misplaced the directions and really appreciate the link. Best flying geese I ever made came by doing them with these directions.

Kat

The method Nancy shared is my favorite too. There are all sorts of rulers on the market, but this is simple and efficient.

I use this chart :)

http://bcquilter.wordpress.com/quilt...-requirements/

That is my favorite method as well. My current avatar has over 200 geese made that way. One thing that I will point out is that my smaller squares were about 1/4" larger that needed. That allowed me to square the top of the geese up perfectly and I was able to make sure that the point was exactly at the 1/4" seam line - although I am careful, at over 200 to make I did make some that needed some tlc.

Thank you for that site. I made a permnant copy of it to use in the future.

Geese are always twice as wide as they are tall. So if you know the finished width you want, then your strip is that wide plus 1/2". And the height is half of the finished width, plus 1/2. The squares to make the "sky" are the same size as the height of the strip.
So, for example, if your finished strip is 4" wide, then you have
strip - 4.5" x 2.5" (to finish at 4x2)
squares - 2.5" (2 of them)