Flying Geese leftovers
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My favorite method is also the rectangle with two squares. When I trim, I keep the two scrap triangles together in a zip loc baggy (quart size) and then use them as leaders and enders making HST. Typically, from a FG unit that finishes at 2" x 4" (the size I seem to use more than any other) the scrap HST after squaring up I can get an unfinished 1 3/4" HST. Many times I further trim down to 1 1/2" size as I use that size a lot more. I then store the squared up HST in zip loc bags according to size. I am saving them up to make a tree of life scrap quilt but there are thousands of block patterns that use HST.
#13
I agree with Krisb. I make HST IF they are big enough! (I can get kind of obsessive about using EVERY little piece!) If they are too little they go into my dog bed scraps. I also like to sew two together to get a scrappy flying goose. I have a project in mind for those-SOMEDAY!
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Yes! I do the very same thing.....sure makes a difference in joining those blocks!
#15
I use QIAD's Flying Geese rulers.
We learned how to use the ruler in a BOM class: as the years have gone by I've bought every set from the tiny geese to the giant flying honkers.
I'll add that buying that first ruler wasn't a requirement for that month's block: she also showed us how to make them using the rectangle and two squares. But once I tried EB's ruler, there was no going back!
BTW, if you ever have a chance to see Eleanor's show at a quilt show, go! She's an absolute scream.
We learned how to use the ruler in a BOM class: as the years have gone by I've bought every set from the tiny geese to the giant flying honkers.
I'll add that buying that first ruler wasn't a requirement for that month's block: she also showed us how to make them using the rectangle and two squares. But once I tried EB's ruler, there was no going back!
BTW, if you ever have a chance to see Eleanor's show at a quilt show, go! She's an absolute scream.
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There is a method called "no waste flying geese" and once I found that method, that's the only way I make them. Do a Google search for this method to get the sewing instructions.
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I made a quilt that had over 200 flying geese units so I experimented with several ways to make flying geese. The best way I found is the Eleanor Burns method. After hours of frustration and uneven patches I love making the geese blocks with this method. Come out perfect every time.
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