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Smart-ease flying geese start
as panels of printed fusible interfacing.
Each panel consists of 5 rows
of 12 geese which totals 60 flying geese.
The geese are finished
2" high by 4" wide.
60 geese makes 3-1/3 yards of
geese border.
If you were to border an entire
queen-size quilt you would want 4 panels.
You can purchase the panels
separately for $3.50 each.
A package,
containing 2 panels and instructions is just $10.
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Cut each panel into 5
lengthwise units. These units will hereafter be referred to
as "panel". Instructions should be repeated for
each unit of the panel.
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The instructions recommend
starting with a 4-1/2" wide strip of fabric by length of
panel, for the geese.
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Fuse the wrong side to the
non-printed side of the panel, between the dotted lines.
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Cut 2 strips of background
fabric, 2-1/2" wide by length of panel.
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Lay one strip, right sides
together, on top of the goose fabric.
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Turn panel over and stitch,
dot-to-dot, the length of the panel, through 2 layers of fabric.
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Turn back to the fabric side,
cut the background fabric only, end-of-stitching to
end-of-stitching, along the length of the panel.
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Press resulting triangles
towards top of panel. You will have 4 layers (interfacing,
goose, background, background). The 2 layers of background
fabric will prevent the darker goose fabric from showing through.
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Repeat, laying 2nd strip on
opposite side, right sides together, turn over, stitch on printed
solid lines, turn back and slash, then press.
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Now fold panel along dotted
lines, stitch on solid line, through the printed intersection,
edge to edge.
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Repeat for length of panel.
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Trim panel to 4-1/2"
wide. Panel will be approximately 24-1/2" long
including seam allowances. You should have perfect points!
Instead of one continuous
4-1/2" wide strip, try this variation for the geese.
Use 4-1/2" wide by 2-1/2" tall rectangles.
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At left is the result of the
above variation, producing a
"scrappy" look.
Rather than starting with a
4-1/2" wide strip, cut 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles. Use
60 rectangles per panel (12 per single row). Fuse between dotted
lines along length of panel. Proceed with strips of background
fabrics as before.
This is an excellent use
for
5" CHARM PACKS!
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Try this variation for a variegated
look.
Start with an ombré
colored fabric.
Cut 4-1/2" strips for the geese and 2-1/2" strips for
the background.
Lay the Geese strips on
one direction and the background strips on the opposite
direction.
Keep an eye out for those
rare, printed variegated fabrics and be creative!
(This one is from Pine
Needles' McKenna Ryan & Hoffman Fabrics. Click here to
order.)
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