New to Me Technique - Flying Geese
ten 12.5 inch star blocks April 2023 The Stacked Stars quilt posted on Monday required ten star blocks, and the pattern introduced me to a “new” technique to make quick and accurate flying geese with minimal waste. I’m sure others are familiar with this method, but it’s the first time I’ve made such accurate and easy flying geese. I took photos of the process, and I’ll link the instructions at the end of this post. It seemed odd to begin with two different sized squares. Once I marked the diagonal lines on the squares, I sewed on the stitch line and cut down the middle. The resulting HSTs were pressed with the seam toward the larger triangle. The pressed HSTs were placed on top of each other and marked again on the diagonal and stitched, Note that the seams DO NOT nest on these HSTs. Once sewn, the pieces are cut apart. I snipped to the stitch line so the units can be pressed. The snipped seam allows the units to swivel, so the seams can be pressed AWAY from the...