Here are five common methods of making a flying geese block. and I put them through their paces constructing a 4" x 2" finished flying geese unit.

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In the world of quilting, there are tons of quilts that have Flying Geese blocks. Actually, my quilt pattern, the Framed Folk quilt has a bunch of them so I figured I’d put this flying geese tutorial…

Classic Quilt Blocks have been sewn for centuries, are easy to recognise and are every quilters favorite. Let's celebrate these gorgeous blocks and add them to our quilting projects! Welcome to Week Two of my Flying Geese Classic Quilt Blocks series! It's tutorial week and this week is always my favorite because we get to sew together. In this step by step tutorial we're sewing the gorgeous 6" (finished) Dutchman's Puzzle you see in the photo above. This is a clever formation of eight Flying Geese blocks, and isn't it a wonderful block? It's super fun to sew too! At the end of the tutorial, I've provided a Cutting Chart for six sizes of this block for you to use in future projects, and I've also compiled a list of links to other Flying Geese tutorials that you might want to try. Some of them might be time saving if you're sewing lots of blocks, but today we're sewing the Dutchman's Puzzle the traditional way - one flying geese at a time! I hope you had some time to plan your block using last week's colouring sheet. Are you ready to sew? Let's go: From your background fabric cut: 8 x 2 1/2" squares cut diagonally to yield 16 triangles (A) From your dark print fabric cut: 1 x 4 1/4" square cut diagonally twice to yield 4 triangles (B) From your light print fabric cut: 1 x 4 1/4" square cut diagonally twice to yield 4 triangles (C) Sew a background (A) triangle to the left short side of each of the four dark (B) print triangles and the four light (C) print triangles, pressing seams towards the background triangles. Sew a background (A) triangle to the right short side of each of the four dark (B) print triangles and the four light (C) print triangles, pressing the seams towards the background triangles. Using the seams as a guide, carefully trim each of the eight flying geese to 2" x 3 1/2" Sew a light print flying geese unit to the top of each of the four dark print flying geese units, along the long sides and pressing seams towards the light print flying geese. Arrange the four units into two rows of two units, using the photo above for correct orientation and placement of all units. Carefully matching all seams, sew the units together into the two rows, pressing seams in alternate directions for nesting. Carefully matching all seams, sew the two rows together, pressing the seam open to complete your Dutchman's Puzzle block which should measure 6 1/2" square. Ta da! That's it! One gorgeous block to use in future projects. Did you enjoy sewing the Dutchman's Puzzle block? I think it's a gorgeous way to use Flying Geese blocks and you can sew some pretty projects with this block. To make it easy for you, I've provided a Cutting Chart of six sizes of the Dutchman's Puzzle block for you to use in future projects without having to worry about all the math. The trimming sizes for the Flying Geese are included as well for easy reference. Simply click on the link to download your free Cutting Chart or right click on the photo below: There are several ways to piece the Flying Geese block, so I've put together a list of links to tutorials that might save you time if you decide to sew a full sized quilt. Flying Geese - Make 'em fast - Two methods from Connecting Threads Flying Geese Specialty Rulers from Connecting Threads Four no waste geese at a time from Scrapish.com Flying Geese on a roll from You Tube I hope these are useful for you and I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial. If you have any questions, then don't hesitate to email me - I'm always here to help! Next week I'll be sharing some other block patterns using different Flying Geese formations, plus I'm sharing some of my favorite Flying Geese quilt patterns. There's lots to inspire you so I hope you join me! Thanks for sewing with me! Happy quilting :)

Learn how to make flying geese with two methods. Get the flying geese block formula and use our free flying geese cheat sheet to make the perfect flying geese!

In my first Sawtooth Star post, I mentioned I'd do a tutorial to help you work out measurements for flying geese units, but then I decided to ditch the math lesson and provide a quick and easy cheat sheet for various sizes instead. Ah! The flying geese block is just a little slice of heaven, isn't it? - so simple, so versatile and so easy to sew. They're used in lots of gorgeous blocks like the Sawtooth Star, they look fantastic in borders, and rows of flying geese set into a quilt is simply stunning. There are a few methods for sewing flying geese blocks (and I'll link a couple of fantastic tutorials at the end of the post), but I prefer sewing them one at a time, left triangle first and then the right, before trimming them to size. It may be more time consuming than other methods, but I enjoy the slow rhythm of chain piecing a bunch of these blocks. I do cut my smaller triangles slightly larger than required because they're cut diagonally from a square, and no matter how carefully we cut it can still result in wonky units. This little extra ensures you don't lose any points or 1/4" seams. Once the sewing is done you will need to trim them to size, but there's minimal waste and a perfect flying geese block every time. Flying Geese Bloc Loc Square Up Rulers makes trimming accurate and easy and a rotating mat makes the whole process fast and painless, but of course you can trim them carefully without any fancy tools. My cheat sheet includes the cutting requirements for eleven sizes which should make it a great reference to have for all your future projects. To download my cheat sheet simply click on the link or right click on the photo below and save it to your computer. For each flying geese unit you require one large print triangle (four are cut from one square) and two small background triangles, and then simply follow the diagrams below to construct your block: There are other methods for sewing flying geese blocks which are possibly quicker, and I've found some great tutorials for you to try as well. Karen at Connecting Threads has two methods - a sew and flip corner tutorial using rectangles and squares, and a sew two at once tutorial using only squares. You can follow both tutorials HERE. Karen also has a tutorial for using the flying geese ruler method which you can follow HERE. Scrapish.com has a tutorial for sewing four flying geese units at once using squares, and there's a cheat sheet included to make it easier for you. You can follow the tutorial HERE. And for paper piecing lovers Triangles on a Roll make it super easy and accurate. There's also a tutorial you can follow HERE. And there you have it - lots of ways to make sewing your next batch of flying geese units quick, easy, accurate and fun! Enjoy! Happy sewing :)

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Classic Quilt Blocks have been sewn for centuries, are easy to recognise and are every quilters favorite. Let's celebrate these gorgeous blocks and add them to our quilting projects! Welcome to Week Three of my Flying Geese Classic Quilt Blocks series. I hope you enjoyed sewing last week's Dutchman's Puzzle block - it's such a fun and gorgeous way to showcase some simple Flying Geese! This week I want to show you some other examples of blocks with a flock of geese and share some of my favorite Flying Geese quilt patterns. Please note: the diagrams in this post are for inspiration purpose only, there are no patterns! Are you ready to be inspired? Let's go: Simple settings such as these two examples make such a pretty block. These formations are a great way to use Flying Geese and they are effortless and beautiful. Sew four in a vertical row and add sashings or sew two rows of four in a horizontal formation and alternate the orientation. Multiple rows add even more visual interest to a block, and you can inject lots of colour making them perfect for scrappy quilts. Alternating the orientations of the rows will create a different look like these two examples: Aren't these blocks fun? So simple but effective! Make the Flying Geese even smaller by adding more rows for a busy flock of geese! You can also set Flying Geese on the diagonal: So pretty and perfect to use as corner blocks for borders or alternate their orientation and create patterns in a full sized quilt. These are just a few examples or how to use Flying Geese in blocks. I hope they have you plotting and planning blocks of your own. To end this week's post, I wanted to share my top four favorite Flying Geese quilt patterns with you. These quilts are stunning and the best part - they are all free patterns/tutorials. Yay! {photo from Robert Kaufman} The Remixed Geese Quilt from Robert Kaufman is stunning! I love its scrappiness, the alternating directions of the geese and those colours are amazing. A simply beautiful quilt! You can download the free pattern HERE. {photo from V and Co.} The Dutch Ombre Baby Quilt is one of my absolute favorites! V and Co. have a comprehensive tutorial for this quilt and it's so clever and such a beautiful quilt! You can find the free tutorial HERE. {photo from Piece and Quilt} Another one of my favorites is Northbound from Piece and Quilt. I love the scrappiness of this quilt with all the prints and the low volume fabrics! The formation of the flying geese is very clever as well. You can find the free tutorial HERE. {photo from AGF Studio} And last but not least is the Flying Colours quilt from AGF Studio. This one is gorgeous and a very clever layout that reminds you of swirling flocks of geese overhead. Love it! You can download the free pattern HERE. And that's it for this week. Are you itching to sew your own Flying Geese quilt yet? I hope so! Next week is the final week of this months series and I'm sharing something fun! I have a modern mini quilt pattern for you, featuring some gorgeous Flying Geese - it's bright, it's colourful and it's fun! I can't wait to share it with you! Happy quilting :)

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Hi everyone! Here is the 3rd block for our Block of the Month Club. If you are just joining us, you're not late at all. You can jump in at any time and start with this block or catch up on the last 2 blocks. This quilt block club is an easy one. Each month, I will share a 12.5 inch traditional quilt block pattern. You can stop at any time and make your quilt any size you want. I will add tips and tricks along the way too. These blocks are for the beginner and the experienced quilter...so fun for all!! You can click HERE for the first post and block in February and click HERE for the March block. April is the Flying Geese Quilt Block For a 12.5 inch unfinished quilt block, you will need... 8 rectangles in a medium or dark color cut at 6.5 inches x 3.5 inches 16 squares in a light color cut at 3.5 inches x 3.5 inches The first step is to take one light square and place it right sides together on the left side of the rectangle. To make it a little easier and accurate, draw a pencil line from corner to corner as shown below. Here's the pencil line. Now sew on the pencil line. I sew just a smidge to the side of the pencil line going towards the corner. You can also use your center line on your sewing machine. I love to chain piece, which means to keep on sewing one after the other with out stopping until you're done. This is what all 8 rectangles should look like in this step. You can trim to a 1/4 inch with scissors or rotary blade and ruler. Trimmed. However, here is this month's TIP!!! Let's not waste this corner, because there is a half square triangle in there just crying to come out!! BONUS... If you want this bonus square, sew on the pencil line as above, but DON'T TRIM. Take your quilt ruler and place the 1/2 inch (half inch) line on the stitching you just sewed down the center and draw another pencil line. this is a close-up. Now stitch on that line. Here they all are with 2 stitched lines on each. Now you can just cut up the center of the 2 stitched lines or place your ruler with the 1/4 line on the second stitching. and cut with rotary blade. Cut up the middle with blade. or cut up the middle by hand with scissors. Here are all 8 rectangles trimmed. Iron back each light colored square on the rectangle. Iron open your half square triangle too!! The flying geese are for this month's block and the half square triangles are your bonus. I am looking for the next block to incorporate these extra squares!! These are the 8 flying geese half done. Now take the other 8 light colored squares and place them on the right side of the rectangle. ***You MUST have the first squares on and ironed open before you add this second square*** Do the same thing as before. Draw your pencil line...making sure you're seeing the "triangle forming", which means you are stitching in the right direction. Stitch on the pencil line. Draw your bonus pencil lines 1/2 inch away from the first stitch lines. Close-up of bonus pencil line 1/2 inch away from first stitching. Stitch on bonus line. Close-up of both stitching lines. Trim those corners away. Close-up. 8 flying geese. 16 bonus half square triangles that would have been in the trim pile in the garbage!! (these are not for this block though) Back to the flying geese. This intersection is critical for a nice point in this block. You need to have the 1/4 inch there. Once you make lot of these, you can "eye" it, but you can use a ruler to check if this is your first time. Now to assemble the Flying Geese Block... This is the placement of the geese. You will be sewing 2 geese together at a time into 4 squares. Fold over the geese, right sides together according to the arrows shown below. For example, fold over the bottom one to the top one. Like this. Pin to secure. Now sew with a 1/4 inch seam. MOST IMPORTANT PART...the "X" intersection that I'm pointing to below. Sew through this "X" intersection and you will get a perfect point on your flying geese. Sew just a smidge to the right of the "X". 2 rectangles sewn together. Iron open. Sew the rest into the squares to look like this below. Iron. Now sew the top 2 squares right sides together and then the bottom 2 sets. Iron seams open but in opposites directions. Then you will sew the top row to the bottom row, right sides together. Make sure you match that center seam Pin, sew and iron open. Done!! Here are the three month's of blocks all together. Bowtie, Linoleum and now Flying Geese I also wanted to show you how to trim your flying geese. I love these bias rulers. Take your ironed half square triangle and place the center line of the bias ruler on your center line of the square. Line up the 2 sides that are "under" the ruler with the measurement that fits the square. In this example, it is 2.5 inches. What ever is left over outside the ruler will be trimmed away with your rotary blade. Perfect half square triangle measure and trimmed at 2.5 inches! I will be doing a whole post just on the different methods to make half square triangle, so stay tuned. Happy sewing, ~Karen~

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While checking out one of the blogs I follow, Civil War Quilts, I follow this blog so I can draw the blocks in EQ 7. While there I saw a quilt with this wonderful Double Flying Geese border. Scroll to the bottom of that post. The quilter is Lois O and this is her link. Of course this border intrigued me. When I saw her drawing I thought I can draw this in EQ 7. I did but to be honest I had to draw it first on graph paper, and then it was easy! Shape Tool So here is a little tutorial to draw it in EQ 7. I made the block lay out, twice as long as it is wide. There are 6 geese, so I divided the length into 6 even segments. To make drawing easier I made my block 6" x 12". Each line I drew across the block I divided into thirds. To do this you need to use the shape tool, the second tool from the top on left is the tool you use to divide lines in half or thirds. This is on an Easy Draw block. This is a very handy tool for drawing complex blocks. Be sure to click on the little red square to open the menu. Menu and lines divided into thirds These dots for the thirds helped me line up the points for each goose. On the right is the menu for the shape tool, which allows lines to be divided. Here is a close up of the triangles for the geese. There are some extra lines that need to be removed to make the sky larger around the geese. The same area with the extra lines removed. To delete the lines, use the Pick tool, the top left hand side tool, click on the line, it will be bold, and use the delete key on your key board to remove the lines. Here is the completed and colored block, be sure to add your dimensions to the Notecard so you remember the correct size of your block. Remember EQ 7 default size for all blocks is 6'' x 6". You can draw this block in easy round numbers like I did and then change the size to print your paper piecing paper to fit your quilt. And here is the paper piecing pattern. Now wasn't that fun! I think I even know the quilt I might use this one. If it isn't too busy. Happy Stitching and Happy EQing!

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Here at AGF, we've discovered a whole NEW approach which we like to call the “Stroked Flying Geese,” this technique is similar to the No Waste Flying Geese but with a twist! So learn a new skill, and follow this tutorial on how to achieve this unique look in our blog post, where we walk you through each step of the process in detail. Apply this technique to your next project, discover what Pure Solids & Nature Elements prints were used, and even find a free pillow pattern!

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I love using paper foundation piecing for flying geese blocks. The blocks make up so quickly, and they always finish with perfect points. When a pattern shows other techniques that don't work quite as well for me, I always sketch out my own paper foundation pieced block patterns, and photocopy them. You can draw your own paper pieced flying geese blocks, too - in any size you need. It's easy, and there's very, very little math involved. Most flying geese blocks are twice as tall as they are wide, so you basically need to multiply the width of your block by 2 to get the height. Start with a rectangle. Make it twice as tall as it is wide. The most commonly used flying geese block sizes for quilts are: 1" x 2" 1 1/2" x 3" 2" x 4" 2 1/2" x 5" 3" x 6" Size doesn't make any difference in the process for making the blocks. My examples are for making 2" x 4" blocks. This is a great size for practice, but you can adjust when you are making other sizes you might need for your quilts. Now, get a ruler, a sharp pencil, and some graph paper. And, away we go! Make a single block Step 1: Draw a rectangle twice as tall as it is wide on your graph paper. Mine is 2" x 4", but the same formula works for all sizes. Measure halfway down the right hand side of the rectangle and make a mark. This is the same measurement as is the width of your rectangle. Draw lines from the mark you just made to either corner on the left hand side of the paper. The lines you have drawn are the lines that you will sew on when sewing the block and assembling the quilt. Step 2: Add 1/4" seam allowance all around. This outer line will be the line you cut on when you trim the block down for sewing into your quilt. Write in numbers to show the order of adding fabrics. The large triangle, usually made with a darker color of fabric, is number 1. The smaller triangles made with background fabrics will be numbers 2 and 3. It makes no difference which of the smaller pieces is attached first. But what if you want to put two blocks into a set so you can sew two at the same time? Make a set of two blocks Step 1: Draw a single block just like you did before. Now attach another block right next to it. Each block will be twice as tall as it is wide. Step 2: Add 1/4" seam allowance all around. Once again, the outer line will be the line you cut on when you trim the set of blocks down for sewing into your quilt, and the inner lines are the lines you stitch on. Write in numbers. The larger triangles for each block are always added first, the smaller triangles next. Number the first block with numbers 1, 2, and 3, and the second block with numbers 4, 5, and 6. Longer Sets Sets of three or more blocks Follow the same procedure that you used to draw two blocks to make sets of three blocks, 6 blocks, or as many as you can fit on your graph paper. Start with side by side blocks, then add 1/4" seam allowance around the entire set. Write numbers in sequential order, block by block. Make sure that the large triangle is always given the first number in its block. That's it! Photocopy as many copies as you need and begin sewing! How to measure the fabric pieces for your block sections. There is always some unavoidable waste with paper foundation piecing, but if the fabric pieces are cut relatively close to the finished size and shape, the waste can be minimal. Whether sides are cut on the bias or not is relatively unimportant with paper foundation piecing. I've tried to make the measuring for fabric pieces as easy as possible by cutting the large triangles as quarter square triangles and the background triangles as half square triangles. Photo A: half square triangles for small background segments Photo B: Quarter square triangles for larger segments of the block The Formula Yes, there is a formula, but it's pretty easy to follow. For the smaller triangles (photo A above) : Begin with a square 1 1/4" longer than the width of the block. For a 2" x 4" block, you would add 1 1/4" to 2", the shorter measurement of the block. 1 1/4" + 2" = 3 1/4" The square should be cut 3 1/4" on either side. Cut in half once diagonally. You will have two triangles, enough for one block. For the larger triangles (photo B above) : Begin with a square 1 5/8" larger than the height of the block. For a 2" x 4" flying geese block, add 1 5/8" to 4", the longer measurement of the block. 1 5/8" + 4" = 5 5/8" The square should be cut 5 5/8" on either side. Cut in half diagonally, and then cut in half diagonally again. You will have four triangles, enough for four blocks. I've made a chart to simplify it even more. Chart for cutting common size triangles for paper foundation pieced flying geese blocks. Size of Block Cut square for Cut square for two, small, half four, large, quarter square triangles: square triangles: 1 ½” x 3” 2 ¾” x 2 ¾” 4 5/8” x 4 5/8” 2” x 4” 3 ¼” x 3 ¼” 5 5/8” x 5 5/8” 2 ½” x 5” 3 ¾” x 3 ¾” 6 5/8” x 6 5/8” 3” x 6” 4 ¼” x 4 ¼” 7 5/8” x 7 5/8” 4” x 8” 5 ¼ x 5 ¼” 9 5/8” x 9 5/8” And that's everything you need to know! Make all the paper foundation pieced flying geese blocks you like, in any size you like.

I have become obsessed with Flying Geese! No, not the ones currently flying south for the winter. With the quilt pattern Flying Geese. It’s a quick and easy (my favorite!) quilt pattern, and it looks great in all sorts of colors! Here is the first Flying Geese quilt I made. Outer Space Astronaut Flying Geese. And a Christmas Goose. Using the 4 at a time method makes these geese quick and easy, while also making sure that all of the points line up just perfectly like they are meant to. I’ve made flying geese before, and even wrote a quick tutorial on how to make them, but as star points, rather than as flying geese. What’s the difference, you ask? The finished product is different based on how you turn your flying geese units, and other background squares, but the construction is the same. So why, you ask, am I writing another tutorial so soon after the first? You have a lot of questions! I wanted my finished geese to be larger this time. And I couldn’t remember the measurements for cutting my fabric to make a different size. As a writer of the tutorial, I shouldn’t have to go online to look up measurements. I should have that resource available at hand at all times. Flying Geese can be made in any size, the finished size is always like this, each individual goose is twice as wide as it is long. Math, I know, it’s hard! Just a warning, more math is coming! I know, I try not to inundate you with too much math, but this time around it’s necessary. Let’s say you want your finished goose to be 3” by 6”, this will make each pair of geese into a 6” square. Why 3” by 6”? That’s the size I used most recently, so it’s fresh in my mind! So, now that I’ve looked it up, I’ve created a cheat sheet chart of many different sizes, to keep for handy use. The 4 at a time Flying Geese method uses one big square (this fabric is the goose body) and 4 small squares (this fabric is the sky). You should keep it handy too, you can pin it for later and never have to go looking for these measurements again. Now that you’ve got the list of what size little squares go with what size big squares, how ‘bout a quick tutorial on what do with them once you’ve cut them? Flying Geese Tutorial- The 4 at a Time Way To make Flying Geese this way, the large square is your width dimension (6”) plus 1¼”, for a total of 7¼”. The smaller squares are your height dimension (3”) plus 7/8”, for a total of 3 7/8”. This added fabric accounts for the seam allowances (that’s the bit that gets sewn into the seam). I wanted my finished piece (remember, finished means once it’s sewn into the quilt and no edges are left unsewn) to by 3” by 6”. To make this set of 4 geese, you’ll need: 1 Navy Square: 7¼” 4 Teal Squares: 3 7/8” Draw a line with a pencil from corner to corner across the diagonal of your 4 teal squares. Take your 7¼” Navy Square and 2 of your 3 7/8” teal squares, and place the teal squares corner to corner across the diagonal of the navy square. The corners of the teal squares will overlap in the center of the navy square, and the pencil lines will match up, to continue all the way from one corner across to the other. Pin in place Sew ¼ of an inch to the right of the pencil line. Turn the fabric pieces 180* and repeat, to sew down the other side of the pencil line. Because you’ve turned it, you will still be sewing to the right of the line. Cut along the pencil line. Iron the seam, pressing towards the smaller teal pieces. It makes sort of a heart shape. Pin your 3rd and 4th small teal squares, to the remaining navy corner of each of your heart shaped pieces. The pencil line will go from the navy corner, and should go right through the V of the heart. Sew ¼ inch from the pencil line, turn and sew ¼ inch from the pencil line on the other side. Cut along the pencil line, and press, again towards the teal. Now you have 4 Flying Geese! Here they are finished and sewn into a quilt. You can do lots of things with your 4 Flying Geese (even turn them into a star!) but here is the quilt I made with the navy and teal geese used in this tutorial. If you are wanting to making this same quilt, the original pattern (not my creation!) can be found here! My version is made with 40 different fabric combos. At 4 geese per combo, that’s 160 geese total. And, one more time, in case you scrolled by it above without memorizing it, here is the chart of square sizes again. Save it. Pin it. Use it again. And again. Happy goose flying! I love, love, love the binding I chose to go with this quilt! There’s a little bit of it in the quilt top too, but I just love it as binding.