Flying Geese Question

I really like Eleanor Burns' method (well, you have to buy the "flying geese ruler"--but I think it's worth it. I suck at sewing on the bias. With that ruler, I have perfect flying geese every time.

Sherry

Here are a couple of links that might be helpful:

Have fun!

Thank you!

Thank you! I was looking at the ruler last week

Hi

Here is a link to my website. Scroll to the bottom for the two pages of instructions. Mom and I like this method since it involves only cutting squares and gives the measurements for several sizes.

Steve Alaska

Barbara in Houston

My ultimate favourite way to make Flying Geese:

I once made about250 of these in one evening. Great if you need some variety, butdon't mind 4 of the same. Or I suppose you could use 1 or 2 and putthe others aside for another project? I used to participate in a monthly flying geese exchange. That wasfun!

-- Jo in Scotland

Thank you! I have bookmarked it and will print it off later!

Barbara

Thank you! I hope I enjoy making them as you do! :)

Barbara

hi Barb, the best way by far, imo anyhow....

pix no waste of precious fabric.check down the bottom of that page.i made 150 in one weekend by myself, assembly line method.cut, sew, press, over and over, alternating til i got bored with one bit i'dmove on to some other part of it, then grab a cuppa, check emails and startall over again. easy peasy.hope this works for you, just gotta watch those 1/4 inch seams.check the first one and see if it turns out accurately, if not reduce by athread or two the seams. should work a treat.oh and when i did that weekend, i hadnt been piecing that long either.i looooove those little honkers, lol.cheers, jeanne

I left you a message on Yahoo.. .lol...

Wishing someone was here or I was there about now. :)

Barbara

Barbara, My vote goes for foundation piecing flying geese. Draw on graph paper, print off, and sew on the lines. No need to worry about 1/4in seams, every point is accurate.

-- Bronnie Australia

oh dear, sorry. i've been off yahoo msg'r for a few months now. having a meltdown so havent been up to real time chat with anyone. i dont even have the msg'r link on my desktop now. tell us more bout this baby on the horizon. cheers, jeanne

Found out today that it's a little boy. There are complications though. Because of these complications, my trip to visit you and my friend in Perth is being put off until 2008. My daughter has what they call an Amniotic Band. This causes deformaties in babies. The good news is today when she had her ultra sound the baby was not caught in one of the *lines*. That is how the demormaties are caused. There is a 70% chance of this happening. She is high risk with out all of this to begin with. She likes to deliver early; so when she told me a new angel was on the way.. I knew then I had to postpone my trip. I was so looking forward to seeing you and learning so much more about our art.

When you are ready to talk email me and we will talk!

Barbara

I think you can buy the foundations already printed - haven't used them, but its an idea.

South in the Winter and North in the Summer. That's all you need to know about flying with geese.

Cindy > just doin my job

are some 3 x 6 and 2 x 4 inch FG paper patterns you can print out for free. other free patterns there too. :)jeanne

rofl, silly cindy. ours fly North in the Winter and South in the Summer. it all depends on your point of reference. jeanne >doing my job watching out cindy does her job right. :))

All I got was an empty page and that silly red cross.

hmmmmmm, i just checked it again, works for me. tho i do get the top box 'geometrics' with just the red X. hold the CTL key and hit refresh. when the full page loads, scroll down a bit. there were a whole bunch of PP block patterns there to print. hope that works for ya, jeanne