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!
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…
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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 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 :)
Do you feel it? The winds are changing. A new season is almost upon us. On my last evening walk I watched a flock of birds moving gracefully across the grey sky. Have you always wanted to make a flying geese quilt? I’m feeling geesey.
How to Sew the Perfect Flying Geese the Flip and Stitch Method I received a question via e-mail asking me how to keep flying geese from shrinking and losing their points. I was able to provide a quick outline of some things to watch for when making flying geese. I also decided to make a
Free motion quilting sampler block using quilt as you go technique. How to quilt flying geese block.
The Northwest Star Quilt Pattern is fat quarter friendly and a great pattern to work on your scant 1/4 inch seam. Advanced beginner quilters will love this pattern. Read about this quilt Shelby made using Modern Handcraft's curated bundle from Robert Kaufman Fabrics.
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.
I love the look of Flying Geese Quilts and here are 15 inspiration projects to get you making a flying geese quilt of your own!
Make a Few at a Time Until It’s Done! This beautiful quilt is a wonderful example of what can happen when a project is tackled a bit at a time. Rather than attempting to sew all of the Flying Geese units at once, Sheryl Johnson from Temeculca Quilt Company set aside time every Wednesday to …
The Northwest Star Quilt Pattern is fat quarter friendly and a great pattern to work on your scant 1/4 inch seam. Advanced beginner quilters will love this pattern. Read about this quilt Shelby made using Modern Handcraft's curated bundle from Robert Kaufman Fabrics.
Whether you're a beginner or experienced quilter, these FREE flying geese quilt patterns are sure to inspire your flying geese imagination.
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I have a finish to share with you all today: not the one I intended as I find I haven't taken any photos of that quilt, so that will be tomorrow's task. However here is another finished quilt from a few weeks ago - you can tell by the grey sky and leafless tree that I photographed it at the beginning of the month. I actually cannot remember when I pieced this small quilt, though I would guess it is at least 10 years ago. It was one of the first things I made with the new Daiwabo taupe fabrics which were then just becoming available in the UK. I like to think that my piecing would be more precise if I were to make the quilt again today, so please be kind if you spot any faults. I love flying geese, but I would always now make them oversized and trim with a Bloc_loc ruler to ensure perfect points. However if you squint at the quilt from a distance I guess it's not too bad... I still really like the fabrics (which is just as well as I still seem to have oodles of taupes left in my stash). There is something about the Japanese taupes, that almost but not quite monochrome quality, which actually makes you really look at the fabrics and see the subtle colours that were there all the time, but which you overlook at first. I had originally intended to handquilt this one - I would handquilt everything if I could but in practice I handquilt almost nothing - so the quilt has hung around for years, layered and tacked (basted) together. I kept moving it, intending to make a start but never quite getting round to it, and the quilt was therefore rather grubby in places. I had chosen a plain calico (muslin) backing to show off the hand quilting (my intention was that it would look a bit like a wholecloth quilt on the reverse) and when I re-layered with basting spray after removing the tacking, I stuck with the original plan. I am really pleased with the quilting, and it just shows what can be achieved with a walking foot and a bit of quilt wrangling. In case you are interested in having a go on your next flying geese quilt, I will describe how I went about it. I put in the structural quilting lines first, the verticals on either side of the geese strips, burying my thread 'tails' at the top and bottom. Next I stitched down the right hand side of one of the strips of geese in a zigzag, working from the point down the sloping side of the goose triangle, turned the quilt and then worked along the bottom of the triangle towards the mid point, when I turned and went down the slope of the next goose triangle. Continuing all the way down the strip, I decided not to risk turning the whole quilt and working up the strip in the opposite direction - I felt that would probably create puckers and the quilt would not hang properly. So I finished there and started again at the top of the strip, this time travelling down the left hand side oft the strip of geese and meeting my first line of stitching at the tip/midpoint each time to complete the outlining of the goose triangle. Once I had done all the strips of geese in this manner and buried all the thread ends, I finished by putting parallel vertical and horizontal lines in the sashing and borders, guided by the woven design of the fabric. I hope that is comprehensible - if I had any IT skills I could draw the line on to the photo and you would understand instantly, but I don't....sorry! It is not quite as awful a task as it might sound to machine quilt in this way as this is a fairly small quilt (54" x 65") and reasonably easy to turn. I feel it was worth the effort for the amazing texture on the reverse, which does remind me of a wholecloth quilt even if it isn't handquilted! I am ending this post with two photographs of the quilt taken today, the last day of March and almost a month since the first picture. A beautiful Spring day with the plum tree in blossom. Lots of gardening to do this weekend so quilting will have to take a back seat. I hope you have a wonderful weekend, however you choose to spend it. Linking to Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday.
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.
Use this beginner-friendly flying geese tutorial to make a classic quilt block. A 4-at-a-time flying geese video tutorial is included!
Be sure to check out my UPDATED Four-at-a-Time Flying Geese Tutorial and Sizing Tables. I think you might find a lot more success with the intermediate sizing I suggest there! Over the years, IR…
This quilt was for the same customer as the pink and green quilt in the previous post.... They are both wedding quilts for weddings coming up this next week! I don't usually do 2 custom quilts in one week.... usually it takes me at least a week (or more) to do 1 custom quilting job! But I did it and my customer is thrilled! I didn't get finished pix of this sampler... customer arrived at my house before it was off the machine. I'm sure she would of waited for me to take pix but we had plans for the afternoon and her husband was waiting in the car... I know, excuses, excuses! You are just going to have to use your imagination for the rest of the quilt... LOL
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! It's a new month and it's time for a new block in my Classic Quilt Blocks series. It's always fun deciding which block I'll share with you, and this month I'm excited because I've chosen an absolute treasure - the Flying Geese Block. The Flying Geese block is fundamentally a building block that is combined with various shapes to construct other blocks (the sawtooth star for example) but used alone a flock of geese can make some very interesting blocks - this is what I want to concentrate on in this month's Classic Quilt Blocks series! It's a super simple block but there are lots of ways to piece them, so I'll share links to different tutorials as well, and you can choose the method that works best for you depending on the project you want to sew. I've planned lots of ways to share the Flying Geese block with you this month - it's going to be fun and hopefully very informative! Let's have a look at the Flying Geese block in a little more detail so we can appreciate it's history, it's versatility and its beauty. Block History: There's not a lot of history available on the Flying Geese block, so it's a fair assumption that it looked like geese flying and so it was named. We already know that quilters named blocks based on simple observations or common homestead items, so it's an easy conclusion. If you look at the theories of the Underground Railway, a Flying Geese quilt hung outside the home was said to be code for slaves to follow the flying geese to Canada and to freedom. It's also believed that the direction of the arrows indicated where runaway slaves could find water, food and shelter. Fact or fiction, you know I love these stories and I want to believe that people showed their compassion and strength by developing systems or quilt codes that saved many, many lives! Block Design: The Flying Geese block consists of one large triangle (the goose) and two smaller triangles (the sky). It's drafted using a 2 x 1 grid: The blocks need to be drafted twice as wide as they are tall - 1 1/2" x 3", 2" x 4", 3" x 6" etc. I put together a Flying Geese Cheat Sheet back in 2019, and this post includes a step by step tutorial and links to other tutorials, plus a cutting chart for multiple sizes so you don't have to do all the math! Make sure you have a copy of this chart in your collection for future reference! Colour Values: When choosing colours for the Flying Geese block, ensure there's enough contrast between the light and dark fabrics to make the geese stand out against the sky: If the goose fabric is dark, the sky is light and vice versa. Next week is my step by step tutorial, and we're going to be sewing the gorgeous Dutchman's Puzzle that you can see in the photo above. It's basically eight flying geese set in a fun formation and to help you prepare for the tutorial, I've provided a colouring sheet so you can plan your own block to sew. Simply click on the link to download and print: Grab your colouring pencils, crayons or pens and get creative! Antique Quilt Inspiration: I found these antique quilts on Goggle images, and aren't they stunning? The layouts are simple, but they showcase the Flying Geese blocks so effectively. I think my favorite is the one in the bottom left-hand corner - I love how the pairs of geese travel in alternate directions, and I love the colours of this one - so pretty! Which one's your favorite? It's hard to choose, but antique quilts are a good place to start when planning a layout for a Flying Geese quilt of your own :) I hope these examples inspire you! So, here's what coming in this month's Flying Geese Classic Quilt Blocks series: Week Two - a step by step tutorial for the Dutchman's Puzzle block, plus a Cutting Chart of six sizes of the block for future projects. I'll also include a list of links for other methods of sewing the Flying Geese block. Week Three - some fun blocks full of Flying Geese to inspire you, plus some of my favorite Flying Geese quilts that you'll want to sew. Week Four - a modern FPP mini quilt pattern you're going to love! Lots to share this month. I hope you're as excited as I am! So that's my introduction to the Flying Geese block. As we look at this block more closely over the coming weeks, I hope it shows you how versatile this Classic Quilt Block really is, and it inspires you to use it in future projects! Happy quilting :)
Note from Nancy: When quilting this Folded Flying Geese project, make certain to choose a quilting design that will maintain the integrity of the dimensional
Warp and Weft Patchwork Flying Geese quilt pattern by emily of Quilty Love. Sew up this flying geese stash buster using fat quarters.
Tips for making traditional Flying Geese Quilt blocks - including 4 at a time no-waste method and foundation piecing with Triangles on a Roll.
As promised, here are some pictures of the other Underground Railroad quilt I made using the 12" blocks from Eleanor Burns book, "Underground Railroad". Sorry about the poor quality of the pictures, but it was a little big for my design wall and is quite close to the fluorescent light at the ceiling. That seems to throw the colours off a bit and it's not hanging straight either! At least you get the idea! We had a huge pile of snow today, so I can't go outside and take a picture :-). Hopefully, someday I can get a better picture and I will add it to this post then. This quilt was done as a group project with 6 ladies that I met while living in Ancaster when DH went back to University to get his BEd degree. We lived in an apartment and came home on weekends occasionally where our son was 'holding the fort' :-). I worked at the Quilt Rack in Ancaster for those two years and met a lot of wonderful quilters. Getting together to sew in the evenings was great while DH was studying and attending classes. Each of us chose two blocks and made 6 identical ones. I did the basket block and the flying geese block. We sewed the log cabin blocks together one evening and each person did their own label block. I didn't have quite enough of the border fabric so had to get creative with the corners. I ended up having to piece the last 1 1/2" tan strip as I was running out of fabric! I put a solid blue strip in the center of each border and just managed. There are many fond memories in this quilt! I love this block! In a moment of insanity, I thought it would cool to handquilt a cable in the sashings! It took quite awhile to do this, but I really like it. But, now I really should handquilt the border too! I may quilt some feathers in the outside border. One of the blocks that I sewed: The label was copied onto fabric at a copy shop using the same process as printing on a Tshirt. I added leftover bits from my mini Underground Railroad quilt to make the block 12". Picture is a bit crooked, but here you can see the corner block. The colours are much more accurate on this picture.
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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.
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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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.
Flying geese are one of the most ubiquitous quilt building blocks out there. I love designing patterns with them - they’re such a great shape! But when it comes to making them, many people struggle (including me!). They seem like they should be straightforward and easy, but have you ever spent hours
Warp and Weft Patchwork Flying Geese quilt pattern by emily of Quilty Love. Sew up this flying geese stash buster using fat quarters.
