Stupid Q re: Flying Geese

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02-17-2014, 01:53 PM

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tuckyquilter

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I also like the Eleanor Burns method best. Get good results every time. Somewhere in her videos is a formula for making them larger and smaller.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qDndVXxL_s

02-17-2014, 02:10 PM

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CoventryUK

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Originally Posted by miss_sonja

Thanks for the links! I am tempted to just do the 1/2 square triangles and see how it looks. I'm more of a modern quilter.

I have done HST on my I spy Quilt... I'm not very confident doing flying geese!!

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02-17-2014, 03:30 PM

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Pat of Abington

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Jenny Doan has a tutorial on their website called"Silly Goose". She uses two half square triangle blocks to make the flying geese blocks. Lol!

02-18-2014, 06:31 AM

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soccertxi

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Quote:

Originally Posted by miss_sonja

I recently saw a Jenny Doan video where she made 4 HSTs by putting two squares wrong sides together and stitching around the perimeter, then cutting apart on the diagonals, making 4 no-waste HSTs. It is super easy.

Just FYI Jenny's method IS easy. Just be aware that all your edges will be bias. Handle them carefully and as little as possible. Press gently and no scrubbing with the iron! (ask me how I know!!)

BTW I use up all my waste triangles sewn into HST and then into flying geese. Sometimes I dont' even match the two 'geese' fabric. I just love the look of flying geese!