sandy l

Use to struggle with the geese too, but switched to PP. It's the only way to fly (OK, collective groan here)

mlt150

Quilt in a Day flying geese ruler works for me as a new quilter. El Burns always has over sized blocks so you can trim them to the perfect size.

kaelynangelfoot

Yes, a groaner but well worth it!

I also paper piece my flying geese. I have eq7 so I can print off whatever size I want. Currently working on flying geese as sashing for a quilt with nine large blocks and I wouldn't be able to do it any other way.

SueSew

Me too - the Wing Clipper Rules! (pun intended!)

Caroline S

I paper piece my flying geese also. Like Kaely I use my EQ7 program to make the PP pattern.

margecam52

Starch the heck out of the fabric before cutting, then again each seam and pressing. The stiffness will keep the fabric from stretching.
I use the rectangle with squares method.

quiltmom04

So do I! It takes a bit more time to trim make it and trim it down, but the block comes out perfectly!

madamekelly

I have been looking at methods to make flying geese and Eleanor Burns method seems pretty Kelly-proof, since she makes them a little large so they can be trimmed to proper size.

jcrow

I, too, make horrible flying geese. The only way I can make them look okay is to use the Ricky Tims method, but then you have to sew the edges down. Don't like how that looks. I made a king size quilt that had 12 stars within a star and each star had 4 FG. So I made 64 FG and the long armer that quilted that quilt said I was an excellent sewer. She said it in a room full of her clients. They all said "You've never said that to me". And it was those stupid FG that came out all cockeyed. But when I put them together, they went together well. I did the long rectangle and two squares on either side, like usual, and they turned out horrible, but I used them, and they worked well for some reason. ??? Next time I'm trying the big square and 4 little squares. Heard that's easy.

fangman

I love the Eleanor Burns method.