What aboutnmaking it paper pieced?
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Originally Posted by raptureready
You can do a 3D goose with no triangles at all and only one seam. It uses a lot more fabric but it sure is easy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Mu0C_QL8Y&NR=1 Go to this site and Ricky Tims will teach you how to do it. Here's one I did with this method |
I would go with the no waste flying geese as well
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Originally Posted by Tippy
You can do it the way shown above and have less triangles but it would appear that you will be doing the Y seams that some dread so much?
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: |
You could cheat and use a solid white material, then sew the green triangles onto it.
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Here's another. 3 squares make 2 flying geese with cutting chart for different sizes.
http://members.shaw.ca/beverlysquiltingpage/ffg.htm |
oops...sorry, 5 squares. Now going to the kitchen to get my coffee.
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Originally Posted by Tippy
You can do it the way shown above and have less triangles but it would appear that you will be doing the Y seams that some dread so much?
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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.
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