watterstide

so many different way.wondering what you think is best..

NJ Quilter

A bit wasteful but accurate for me - cut rectangle and squares to required sizes, draw diagonal lines on squares. Place squares on each end of the rectangle, sew on drawn lines and trim 1/4 in. from drawn line.

watterstide

thats eleanor burns method, using her ruler?

Tinabodina

Exactly how I do it. I don't think you can get away without being wasteful with flying geese.

katesnanna

I use the no waste way with 1 large square and 4 small squares.

k3n

sowwyyy jumpy finger :oops:

k3n

I use the quick method on Quilter's Cache http://www.quilterscache.com/H/Howtomakegeese.html which works for multiple units of the same kind of geese. I have been meaning to try the Ricky Tims one seam method as well but haven't got round to it yet. :mrgreen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Mu0C_QL8Y

This is something he learned in England... :mrgreen:

PS I also love that he 'breaks rules' ie, measures with the mat and cuts towards him! So I'm in good company. :mrgreen: :lol:

PPS - What I also LOVE about Ricky Tims is in his words 'he is all about creativity' - ie he gives techniques and ideas, not patterns. I find him very inspiring. Sorry, Ricky Tims fan club here. :mrgreen: :lol:

katesnanna

Ricky Timms' way is very easy but makes 3D geese or as Mary EllenHopkins called her "Loose Goose".

arkansasquilter123

I like the Ricky Tims' method. It is pretty cool. I'm not sure how to change the sizes to make larger or smaller.

k3n

The strips for the geese would be the same width as the squares for the sky and double the length MINUS 1/2" so if you made the sky squares 2", the geese rectangles would be cut at 2" x 3 1/2". The unit will finish at twice the size of a sky square LESS 1/2" seams. So in the ones he makes, they'll finish at 2 1/2" x 5", in my example above, they'd be 1 1/2" x 3".

Hope that's clear. :-D