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    Templates & Methods

  1. Template Method
  2. Strip cut piecing method from Kaye Woods, “Starmaster 8"
  3. Flying Geese Basics, by Billie Lauder courtesy of Simply Quilts.
  4. Fons&Porter Flying Geese Triangle (video provided)
  5. Flying Geese “No Math” Ruler, by LazyGirl Designs (video provided)
  6. Square and rectangle method, trimming away corner
  7. Paper/foundation piecing
  8. Square in a square method from Quilters’ Cache and others. Check out these directions from PatchPieces for the No Waste Method.

IF THE FINISHED SIZE OF THE FLYING GEESE BLOCK IS:

THEN, CUT 1 LARGE SQUARE FROM THE GEESE FABRIC THAT MEASURES:

THEN, CUT 4 SMALLER SQUARES FROM THE BACKGROUND FABRIC THAT EACH MEASURE:

2" X 4"

 5.25" X 5.25"

3" X 3"

3" X 6"

 7.25" X 7.25"

4" X 4"

4" X 8"

 9.25" X 9.25"

5" X 5"

5" X 10"

11.25" X 11.25"

6" X 6"

9. Eleanor Burns" Square on a Square method using her own Flying Geese Ruler. See her video instruction at her website.

IF THE FINISHED SIZE OF THE FLYING GEESE BLOCK IS:

THEN, CUT 1 LARGE SQUARE FROM THE BACKGROUND (SKY) FABRIC THAT MEASURES:

THEN, CUT 1 SMALLER SQUARE FROM THE GEESE FABRIC THAT MEASURES:

1.5" X 3"

6" X 6"

4.5" X 4.5"

2" X 4"

7" X 7"

5.5" X 5.5"

3" X 6"

9" X 9"

7.5" X 7.5"

4" X 8"

11" X 11"

9.5" X 9.5"

10. Your own method, too!

Thanks to Nat H. for sharing this informaiton!

And Here's More from member Dani F.

 

 

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