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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 19:58 #76956

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I use Kaye England's Nifty Notion rulers. Its strip cutting and a lot less waste. Little math needed, if your unfinished height of the unit is 4 inches your strip is cut 4 inches for both sky and geese piece. The rulers are 1/2 square and 1/4 square. I've used this method a lot, 2010 BOM comes to mind.

http://www.kayeengland.com/searchresult.aspx?CategoryID=28

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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 19:50 #76955

sewengel OFFLINE Posts: 606 Thank you received: 173	Thanks, you guys are the best. Sharon
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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 19:23 #76954

Margo OFFLINE Posts: 6522 Thank you received: 129	Here is another technique: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18491566/FlyingGeese.pdf
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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 18:13 #76945

Reetzbobeetz OFFLINE Posts: 4193 Thank you received: 209	For anyone who is interested here is another method of making flying geese that looks interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue1mBo9968Y&feature=related
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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 17:28 #76944

Lorchen OFFLINE Posts: 2639 Thank you received: 50	My favourite method for Flying Geese is the the one that Ricky demoed in one of the shows. He said he learned it when on a visit in England. I learned it from a Dutch quilter when visiting a quilt shop in Belgium........ Small world!
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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 16:31 #76938

RGold OFFLINE Posts: 693 Thank you received: 22	Nancy, you're right! I couldn't see it. Thank you!!
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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 16:15 #76935

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RGold wrote:

Sharon, How funny. I just got back from my quilt group and we were talking about making flying geese and using the Eleanor Burns method, but then we were trying to figure out the formula for starting square size equals what finished geese size, and talking about how everyone who had seen the method had only seen specific sizes, not a formula. So then we were talking about developing a chart ... I have a set of her small rulers, and she lists 4 sizes (plus I've added Rita's first):
9 + 7.5 inch squares = 3 x 6 inch geese
7 + 5.5 inch squares = 2 x 4 inch geese
6 + 4.5 inch squares = 1.5 x 3 inch geese
5 + 3.5 inch squares = 1 x 2 inch geese
4.5 + 3 inch squares = .75 x 1.5 inch geese

I can see Rita's 1.5-inch difference between large and small squares, but I don't see a relation from starting to finished sizes, except that they get smaller. Maybe someone else can see a formula.

It looks like finished long size + 3" for the big square, then big square - 1.5" for the small square.

Nancy

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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 16:12 #76934

PosyP OFFLINE Posts: 4106 Thank you received: 361	ladyquilter wrote: My all-time favorite way of making flying geese is using this ruler. They come out perfect. http://www.lazygirldesigns.com/products/item/Flying_Geese_Ruler/269/c48 This is a maths free version of the method I use, which I really like because mine come out perfect too especially when starched and no fabric waste.
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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 15:59 #76928

sewengel OFFLINE Posts: 606 Thank you received: 173	thanks ladies -- you are the best. Robin, I was just thinking about you. Sharon
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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 15:51 #76926

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Sharon, How funny. I just got back from my quilt group and we were talking about making flying geese and using the Eleanor Burns method, but then we were trying to figure out the formula for starting square size equals what finished geese size, and talking about how everyone who had seen the method had only seen specific sizes, not a formula. So then we were talking about developing a chart ... I have a set of her small rulers, and she lists 4 sizes (plus I've added Rita's first):
9 + 7.5 inch squares = 3 x 6 inch geese
7 + 5.5 inch squares = 2 x 4 inch geese
6 + 4.5 inch squares = 1.5 x 3 inch geese
5 + 3.5 inch squares = 1 x 2 inch geese
4.5 + 3 inch squares = .75 x 1.5 inch geese

I can see Rita's 1.5-inch difference between large and small squares, but I don't see a relation from starting to finished sizes, except that they get smaller. Maybe someone else can see a formula.

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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 15:34 #76924

ladyquilter OFFLINE Posts: 754 Thank you received: 37	My all-time favorite way of making flying geese is using this ruler. They come out perfect. http://www.lazygirldesigns.com/products/item/Flying_Geese_Ruler/269/c48
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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 13:00 #76916

heartnsoulquilts OFFLINE Posts: 599 Thank you received: 2	If you want to see how Eleanor does these flying geese, she has a video on it. Go to her website and look at the tutorials. http://www.eleanorburns.com It's a nifty way to make 4 FG at once. There is a bit of waste, but they come out perfect once you trim them to size. She sells rulers to do this, but I just use my regular ruler for trimming.
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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 12:53 #76915

sewengel OFFLINE Posts: 606 Thank you received: 173	You girls across the pond are awesome. The lightbulb has come on. I have tried both and will do both. Rosemary. You center the small one on the big one and sew corner to corner and then re-position them and sew again corner to corner. They start looking kinda funny, but it's cool how you end up with 4 flying geese. Rita I will look for my Eleanor Burns book. Thanks again, Sharon
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Re: Flying Geese formula 01 Mar 2012 11:58 #76911

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Reetzbobeetz wrote:

Sharon, I think you are referring to Eleanor Burns method. For example to make a 3x6" finished geese patch, cut the larger square 9" and the smaller square 7 1/2". The smaller square is always 1 1/2" smaller. You draw a diagonal line and sew 1/4" either side. Cut and repeat lining up outside edges. Then you square them up to whatever finished size you need them. That makes 4.

how do you place the fabric to start with?

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