Migrating/Staggered Geese
04-24-2010, 07:44 PM
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The formula is: Two squares at a measurement for the background and one square 3/8" bigger for the geese (This will yield four migrating/staggered geese)
For the border, I needed a finished six inch border, which dictated that my background squares would be five inches, and my goose fabric would be a 5 and 3/8"
With this formula, you can pretty much figure out how big to cut your squares for the width you need.
Here is a picture of the border I created for IRR2 and what I will be teaching you to create.
For the border, I needed a finished six inch border, which dictated that my background squares would be five inches, and my goose fabric would be a 5 and 3/8"
With this formula, you can pretty much figure out how big to cut your squares for the width you need.
Here is a picture of the border I created for IRR2 and what I will be teaching you to create.
04-24-2010, 07:47 PM
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Shall we begin? <wave>
two background squares/ 1 square for the geese
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Cut the goose fabric one time on the diagonal, corner to corner
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place triangles, right sides together on the upper right hand corner of one background square
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prepare to now add a second left goose
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stitch on the upper part and right hand side of the goose
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cut diagonally across both fabrics from the upper right to lower left corner
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Be sure that you keep the bottom of the goose going up
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I trimmed the bottom off ... this time, I very fortunately actually ended up with a 1/4" joining at the bottom ... I have not always been that blessed! LOL
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open up your geese so that the background is on the bottom. You will notice a definite left and right side
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place the bottom of the right side goose to the tip of the left goose
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right sides together, you will stitch down the right side of the left goose, keeping seams of goose going up
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good idea to snip off the little dog ears before stitching so you have definite corners to stitch from
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Notice - - you will be stitching with the background on top this time ... take care to insure that the goose seams keep going up
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right sides together, you will be stitching down the long side of the background fabric. The right goose will be on the top
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Press the left goose open
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Prepare to add the next right goose
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This is the back of the piece, note the bottom of the geese going "up"
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Open up the right goose and prepare for your next goose from the left
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04-24-2010, 08:03 PM
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I hope that this has been helpful. I surely enjoyed adding this border to the lighthouse center in the IRR2 and will look forward to doing this more often.
And, I am very thankful that when I tried to find this pattern, I found a thread already present that encouraged me to do this tutorial <wave>
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-9285-1.htm
And, I am very thankful that when I tried to find this pattern, I found a thread already present that encouraged me to do this tutorial <wave>
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-9285-1.htm
04-25-2010, 04:50 AM
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omak...I love these geese!!!! But I have a can't see good on the pic....is there a 1/4" seam allowance on the sides of the border???? Sometimes it looks like the "goose" runs all the way out to the side and I can't tell on the pic..
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