We’re learning a new way to do flying geese today.
This one’s great because when you’re done you have a set of 4 flying geese that all you have to do is a final trim and you’re ready to go.
Cut List
- 1- 7 1/2” Square Background fabric
- 4- 4 1/4” Square Pattern fabric
I like my pattern fabric to be a little bit bigger so I can trim them all nice and straight when I’m done.
Start by drawing a line corner to corner on the pattern fabric. We are going to pin two of these on the background fabric so there is one continuous line from corner to corner of the background fabric. The pattern fabric should overlap in the middle.
Sew 1/4” along each side of the drawn line.
Trim on the drawn line and press toward the pattern fabric. (You should now be working with two different pieces.)
When it’s all pressed it should look like a heart with the background as the bottom point and the pattern fabric as the top edges.
Place a pattern fabric on each of the pieces so it lines up with the last background corner edges and the drawn line runs down the center of the heart.
Sew 1/4” down each side of the line on both pieces.
Trim on the drawn line and press toward the pattern fabric.
Now its time to trim, and look, you have 4 flying geese that come from this technique.
The trimmed size of these should be 3 1/2” tall by 6 1/2” wide.
Next week I will be going into detail how to trim flying geese, so hop back over and check that out then.
Beginner Skill Builder Sampler Quilt
If you’re following along with the beginner skill builder sampler quilt, we are on month 2, week 2.
Get your 9-patch done from last week, and from this week you’ll end up with 4 flying geese. Next week I’ll teach you how to trim them and on week 4 we’ll put together block 2.
If you have any questions, check-out my YouTube video, it goes into more detail. If you still have questions, either leave a comment below or on the YouTube video and I’ll get it answer.
Happy quilting!
