Migrating/Staggered Geese
05-14-2011, 09:24 AM
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I have made these several times from your previous posting and I just love doing it. Who knows why, but they add such interesting movement in the quilt and are such fun to make. Thanks for sharing this technique, I really appreciate it!
05-14-2011, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by dollycaswell
I have made these several times from your previous posting and I just love doing it. Who knows why, but they add such interesting movement in the quilt and are such fun to make. Thanks for sharing this technique, I really appreciate it!
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05-19-2011, 04:40 AM
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I agree that starch is our friend here.
I've just done two samples of these lovely little geese. The first one I did without spray starch, and it went veering over to the right... very messy, and definitely no longer on the straight of grain.
When I did the second set, I starched the square and triangle together lightly (I use a homemade spray starch, of 250 ml water and 1.5 teaspoons of potato flour) before started any sewing. The result was a lot better, straighter, and on a nice flight path, but the danger of veering off is always there.
How you press and starch them seems to me to be very important.
I've just done two samples of these lovely little geese. The first one I did without spray starch, and it went veering over to the right... very messy, and definitely no longer on the straight of grain.
When I did the second set, I starched the square and triangle together lightly (I use a homemade spray starch, of 250 ml water and 1.5 teaspoons of potato flour) before started any sewing. The result was a lot better, straighter, and on a nice flight path, but the danger of veering off is always there.
How you press and starch them seems to me to be very important.
10-26-2014, 05:52 PM
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First, let me say I Love your quilt. Secondly thanks for the tutorial on the staggered flying geese. I will definitely have to try this.
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11-08-2017, 06:14 AM
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