Tag: flying geese

4-at-a-time Flying Geese Tutorial (with video!)

4-at-a-time flying geese are a great tool to have in your quilting arsenal. They’re versatile, no waste, and are the perfect way to make flying geese with a directional print. So, let’s make some geese! If you’re working off a pattern, the pattern will stipulate the cuts of fabric you need. If you’re making up your own, here’s the formula you need to know. Please note that FINISHED width and height refers to the sizeContinue reading

Trimming Flying Geese

When I started creating patterns that used flying geese, I’d often hear from people that they struggled with accurately trimming them. While it is true that trimming flying geese is different than trimming, say, half square triangles, once you know how, you’ll see that it really isn’t a big deal! To show you how to accurately trim flying geese, I put together a short video tutorial for you. My hope is that you’ll learn toContinue reading

Using Directional Prints in Flying Geese & Half Square Triangles

When making 4-at-a-time flying geese or 8-at-a-time half square triangles, how do you line up directional prints so that they all go the right way? I was recently asked this question and I’m here with a tutorial tackling all the variations. Buckle up, friends, here we go! This tutorial is helpful when making a sawtooth star or similar block where having the prints in all 4 flying geese going the same direction. For this example,Continue reading