kristen0112

What aboutnmaking it paper pieced?

Cyn

Awesome!

JUNEC

I would go with the no waste flying geese as well

amma

no Y seam... you start with the square in the corner, add the two green triangles to each side and then work your way to the center block. Then do the next section starting with the square and working inwards, and sew this section to the center block.

The two side pieces are sewn separately the same way, and then add the large triangles to them. Sew these 3 separate pieces together.

Basically you are piecing it in thirds :wink:

derylee

You could cheat and use a solid white material, then sew the green triangles onto it.

NinaK

Try this site for One Seam Flying Geese:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Mu0C_QL8Y&NR=1

Quiltbeagle

Here's another. 3 squares make 2 flying geese with cutting chart for different sizes.

http://members.shaw.ca/beverlysquiltingpage/ffg.htm

Quiltbeagle

oops...sorry, 5 squares. Now going to the kitchen to get my coffee.

JAGSD

"If" paperpiecing this could be done without y-seams. Do in 3 sections and then sew 3 sections together which would be the bigger triangle each as one section and then the middle piece being 2 squares and section with flying geese.

MarthaT

My favorite way to make flying geese is to cut rectangles the size of the finished flying geese piece and 2 squares equal to the width of the rectangle. Place a square at each end of the rectangle and sew across the diagonal of the square. Trim to a 1/4 in. seam allowance and press as usual. I'm more accurate this way than cutting a bunch of triangles and don't feel I waste that much fabric. If you piece the block on the diagonal you can use a square in the middle and larger triangles on the sides instead of two.