Fast & Easy Flying Geese - No more tears!

 

Flying Geese Unit Chart

To determine the cut size of the small triangles, measure the finished height of the large triangle and add 7/8”. If you want to avoid the math, see the chart below.

Finished Flying Geese unit (Height & base)	Finished size 1” x 2”	Finished size 1¼”x2½”	Finished size 1½” x 3”	Finished size 1¾”x3½”	*Finished size 2”x 4”	Finished size 2¼”x4½”	Finished size 2 ½”x 5”	Finished size 2¾”x5½”	Finished size 3”x6”
Small Square,  cut size (corner triangles)	1 7/8”	2 1/8”	2 3/8”	2 5/8”	2 7/8”	3 1/8”	3 3/8”	3 5/8”	3 7/8”
Large Square, cut size (flying geese in middle)	3 ¼”	3 ¾”	4 ¼”	4 ¾”	5 ¼”	5 ¾”	6 ¼”	6 ¾”	7 ¼”

Let’s work on a finished size, 2” x 4”.

 Cut 4 squares, 2 7/8" x 2 7/8" (brown in picture) 

and one larger square, 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" (yellow in picture) - this is the 'geese'

 

  On small squares, draw a diagonal line from upper left to lower right.

Place two of the smaller squares on yellow square as shown in picture.

Sew a scant  ¼” on each side of your pencilled diagonal line.

 

 Cut on the pencilled diagonal line. This yields two sets.

    

 Press seams open, away from the large triangle.

 

 Place a small square on the top of the yellow triangle as in picture, with pencilled diagonal line from top to bottom.

Sew 1/4" away from the line.

 Cut on the penciled diagonal line.

Repeat with the second set.

You will end up with 4 Flying Geese. Nice and easy, no waste, no trimming.

Isn’t that neat?