jillmc

I am planning to make Dizzy Geese by Joan Streck next year. I ran across this video with a new-to-me method of making continuous flying geese. It won’t work with Bonnie Hunter’s new mystery quilt, but i think I can use it with Dizzy Geese.

https://youtu.be/Ue1mBo9968Y

PaperPrincess

Thanks, I have that Pam Bono 'Flying Home' pattern on my bucket list! Approximately one zillion flying geese, all in rows.

KalamaQuilts

I remember when I used to pull the thread out every time and clip. How many miles of thread did I waste?

SusieQOH

Thanks for the link!

jillmc

That is a gorgeous quilt... not sure I would have the tenacity to make that many FG!

maviskw

At the beginning of that video, she talks about chain stitching. But she didn't show doing it. It could be done easily by doing two rows at the same time, switching from row to the next at each seam.

I like to make my flying geese four at a time with no little corners to snip off and throw away, or use to make little stuff.

linmid

maviskw what method do you use for making 4 at a time? Always looking for a better way.

Dodie

I have that book and made that quilt using the one seam method on the geese very easy and they worked every time method can be found on you tube under one seam flying geese

maviskw

Eleanor Burns has one method using two squares, one larger than the other.

But the one I really like is the "No Waste" method. Four small squares are sewn to a larger square, but this is done one at a time with cutting between. There is literally no waste except for the tiny bit you might cut off to square it up. That's not hard. Look up "No Waste Flying Geese".

maviskw

Here is the link. Hope it works and I hope you can make them work for you! ! !

http://www.patchpieces.com/files/flyinggeese.pdf