Flying Geese Techniques - Tranquil Stars Part 2

Nancy continues the summer series for the Tranquil Stars quilt. A lot of the blocks in this quilt includes flying geese along with the half square triangles in the previous video.
The traditional technique is to cut a square on a diagonal to make four quarter square triangles. Then a small square to make two half square triangles. This way does end up with a bias edge that can be stretchy. Spray your fabric with spray sizing before cutting to keep them as close as possible to the size you need.
The next technique is the no waste method. It uses the same large square as the first technique but Nancy's draws lines on the smaller squares. The drawn lines help if your sewing machine cannot be easily programmed or lined up to sew a scant quarter inch. Pin the small squares to the large square and sew.
The third technique is the connecting corners technique. Nancy shows a little bit of math to make these flying geese. She has two rectangles and four small squares. The four small squares have a drawn line down the center of each small square to sew on with the sewing machine.
The final and fourth technique uses an electronic die-cutting machine. Nancy is using the Gemini Junior. The machine has some quilt block dies, called Build A Block die sets, just for the Gemini machines from Crafter's Companion. You can cut through eight layers of fabric using these strong dies. Follow the instructions that come with the machine to use the correct plates to cut out the fabric blocks.
Nancy sews each example she has made. She irons each one and then shows how to trim them to size using different rulers. You can try them all and see what works best for you. Click on the links below to buy the epattern or hard copy pattern or tools. Thank you for watching! Nancy gets a little choked up with all the support.

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