Can you substitute flying geese for half square triangles?
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I am done with the top of this quilt and ready to do the border. Part of the border is making half triangles all around. But I thought I'd make flying geese instead and save myself all that cutting and resewing of the squares. They look like flying geese once they are stitched together. Am I wrong? Thanks for any advice.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]355252[/ATTACH]The picture of the border is on the left in the magazine. |
IMHO I think you could do it. I've even thought about doing it because of the hate affair I have with flying geese. Why not try it on a few blocks and put them together and see how they look? Seems like it would work. You wouldn't have the point with the 1/4" though, I don't think.
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Yes, you can. Should give you the same effect.
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Sure you can substitute if you like the look of the flying geese better than half sq triangles. However, I can't believe that you rather make them, to me they are so much harder to make! I have have used prairie points in place of half sq triangles in the past because they were faster for me to make.
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I found this video on making four flying geese at one time and I tried it this morning and it works!! I don't have the Quilt In A Day tool but it is working...check it out...
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I love your pattern and your fabrics. HST's or flying geese, whichever you prefer, as long as your fabric can be cut into either size.
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Originally Posted by dunster
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I love your pattern and your fabrics. HST's or flying geese, whichever you prefer, as long as your fabric can be cut into either size.
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nygal, it's your quilt and you can put whatever you want around the border. Keep this secret - there are no quilt police! Only critics and they can't make the creative work you can because it's your ideas, fabric choices and beautiful work!
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I substitute flying geese for 1/2 triangle squares all the time. Less seams to worry about....
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wouldn't prairie points be faster ????????????
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