You are a great instructor - you speak slowly, have an easy voice to listen to and your instructions are clear & precise. Thank you so much. I can't wait to try this method. Look forward to more of your tutorials! Fran
Fabulous! No waste, no special ruler(s) to buy, no need to measure/square up after sewing, AND gives us the numbers needed to make ANY size flying geese. You did a great job on walking us through each detailed step (including important details like setting your seams and using a starter scrap of fabric before sewing those bias seams); thank you so much. LOVE IT!
GREAT method and no waste and no need to "trim-to-size" afterwards! MANY thanks for this video and your math explanation of how we can customize to any size! ❤
Were you a mathematician or an engineer? Or a magician maybe? That is awesome! I can never get those little pieces accurate on flying geese. Im betting i can do it this way! Thank you a hundred times 😙
Genius!! Perfect, no gimmicky rulers, no wasted fabric, fast and accurate!! Brilliant and executed wonderfully!! One thing though; the only thing I would like about being in the room you are in is the Bernina machine, what a totally boring room to quilt in..I hope McCalls figures something out for you dear!
Great tutorial, I will be doing this from now for my flying geese units. And your demonstration was so spot on. Love that I was able to hear you and understand everything you said. Those of us that are a little hard of earing truly appreciate a clear voice. Thank you
WOW...Love this technique.....matter of factly, I just received my new McCall Quilting book this week......Will have to use this block ....love it... Thanks Ken Orlando, Fl.
Thanks for the instructions. I’ve done this before, but didn’t know how to do the math to repeat in different sizes. Got notes and have saved your written info. Thank you so much! Ditto on your voice and style :-)
Thank you. That is amazing. I think I just found a new favourite way to make flying geese. I do hate wasting fabric, So this looks like an efficient way to avoid the waste that's usually associated with making these blocks.
i love your method of doing this although I do have ruler that will help me! but yours is very clear concise instructions! you are a great teacher as well.
Wonderful!! Thank you sooo much for giving measurement instructions!! Ive search you tube and you explanation and method are THE BEST!!! Specially for a beginner like me !! :)
I hate flying geese. If a quilt had them, I would pass it up, or swap out the block with something I liked. Thank you for making a video easy to understand, I am hearing impaired and this was easy for me to follow! thank you!
I have been using this method since I first saw it in McCalls quilting, and you were kind enough to answer my email, asking how to figure out other sizes
En estos dias que estamos de cuarentena la costura ayuda a entretenerse mientras que termina esta pesadilla. Saludos y bendiciones quilters everywhere blessings
Hi Lori, Thanks for your suggestion! We've added a printable cheat-sheet on our web page - please click the link in description above, then click on the No-Waste Flying Geese block icon to find the download.
This is so awesome, I really wish I had remembered this tutorial before I fought my way through making (and unmaking then remaking) what felt like a hundred of these stupid things lol
It's commonly referred to as a "thread-saver". Less thread is used during piecing compared to pulling out a length of top & bobbin thread to snip at the end of every seam. Leading edges, especially points, are not "eaten" (pushed into the needle plate hole) by the machine if a wide (zig-zag) needle plate is in place. Lastly, the stitching at the beginning and end of every patchwork seam can be neatly trimmed for perfect, lie-flat stitches (no thread nests). Give it a try and see what you think!
I have been using these "start/stop" thread savers for awhile now. They also make for less jams in my featherweight sewing machine if the thread ends aren't held as I start sewing. They have been a time saver as well as thread saver.
I just started this same method which I got from You. I like this method very much and has no waste in it, except that the size of the small triangles are 4 inch square. It's hard to measure the 3 7/8". My question is , do you have to square the blocks before sewing the 4 blocks together or just work around it? I find it hard to make them exactly all the same size. Any suggestions? Thank you.
+Renda Weidler The answer is 4 1/2". To get there: the finish size of the smaller squares are 7/8" less than the cut size - So that is a finished size of 1 5/8" (2 4/8 - 7/8). Flying Geese are in a finished ratio of 1 to 2. That means the finished size of the long side of the block is 3 1/4" (2 * 1 5/8). To get the cut size of the long side you add 1 1/4" - giving you 4 1/2" (3 1/4" + 1 1/4")
would love to see a flying goose block finished with a 3/8 inch (above point/sky top) rather than 1/4 inch OR a squaring up flying goose, dedicated ruler that gives the 3/8in at top...OR measurements and method to accomplish a 3/8 in seam to give an options on how close you want the point & sky to be from the actual seam sewing line.
Just love this way you have done flying geese. I have a bunch of 5 " squares which Id love to use . Can you please tell me what size should i cut the small square.? Thank you in advance and look foward to your reply to start on my project
