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twiddletails Quick Flying Geese Tutorial (4-at-a-time)

This is a tutorial for making 4 identical flying geese units at a time, with absolutely no fabric wasted. Calculate the size of your fabric pieces: Determine the width and height you’d like your flying geese units to finish at. The height has to be half the width. Add ⅞” to the shorter measurement. (a) Add 1¼” to the longer measurement. (b)

Using a washable marker, disappearing marker, or just a regular pencil, draw a diagonal line corner to corner on the WRONG side of each of the smaller squares.

Out of the fabric you wish to use for the sides of your flying geese, cut 4 squares measuring a x a.

Out of the fabric you wish to use for the center of your flying geese, cut 1 square measuring b x b.

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Stitch ¼” from the drawn line on both sides.

Cut along the drawn line.

Lay two of the smaller squares on top of the larger square RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER as in the photo. Make sure your diagonal lines line up. Pin.

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Place the remaining squares on top of the units you just made, RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER. Pin, and sew a seam ¼” from the center line on both sides as in the photos.

Cut along the marked lines and press seams toward the smaller triangles.

There you go! Four identical flying geese units!

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Press the seams toward the smaller triangles. (Forgot to take a photo of this step, hence the different color…)