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November's Flying Geese Borders
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Originally posted by mariedutI Draw the flying geese on freezer paper- then stacked 7 layers on top of each other and mark all the layers by sewing through them (with out thread in the needle. (Had to repeat this twice to mark enough) Three of these strips will give me 39 geese- so I kept 12 pieces and cut the other up in 2 X 5 and 2 X 3 geese.
Now I have 16 strips and I piece all of them, then press and then sew all 16 again. (Was glad when the short once were finished and I only have 12 left)
I do not sew through the paper when piecing but fold it out of the way and piece right next to it (use it as a guide) then I iron(press) the fabric onto the waxy side of the paper. In the end I will not have paper to tear off- it just lift away. I also do not have to fiddle to look through the paper for correct placement, and I trim the patches when necessary. (After I fold the paper out of the way- I can see if the seam allowance are over sized.)
Tis method is described in Judy Mathieson's book on Mariners compass
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Hi, my flying geese went together beautifully, just the right size. Only problem was, my quilt center was not the same size. I sewed the geese strips together using a slightly bigger seam allowance for the bottom of the strip, so as not to cut off the point on the goose. This was maybe 1/12" deeper. However, when I sewed the geese to the quilt, that 1/12" translated into a 1/4" gap between the goose point and the seam for the affected geese.
After going back again through the instructions, I noticed that Sue mentioned you could redraft the geese to be flatter, BUT this would mean having to rip everything out and essentially start over. I could have taken off the TOP goose in each strip and made a flatter one- this seemed like too much in my discouraged state.
So, I unsewed some of the border seam, took out the 1/12" difference, and resewed the border. Even though it was slightly bigger than the quilt center, it went on fine and looks good.
Lessons learned? I could have put on a wider spacer border to begin with. I could have drafted the flying geese strip in EQ to be a tad shorter. Even though I was frustrated, I learned a lot putting that border on!
Kathy
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Ritzy, what method did you use? I used the bikini method. I ordered the ruler from Kaye Wood. So far, this has been the easiest part of this quilt for me. Maybe it has more to do with our personalities than the method. I have found this entire quilt to be a very tedious task; yet others have enjoyed every minute of it. I have my geese all sewed and ready to attach to the quilt - hopefully I will do that on Tuesday. Then one last border and I'm done (I used my sawtooth stars in place of the pinwheels).
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I have been using the paper pieced method and so far everything has fit just fine. I have three sides on and almost finished with the fourth. I have tried Eleanor Burns method before but much prefer the paper pieced one. It makes me feel more comfortable that I am getting it accurate.
Kari :roll:
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Originally posted by hotsytotsyops:Montanna Gramma what is the bikni style to make the flying
geese? Am dumb! ops: I don't get on here very often, but am
courious as to what the bikni style is :roll: I want to learn an easier way, other than the one seam style .
Marilyn
It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived !
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Hi Margo..well, I'm final finished the flying geese border..I must have miss counted as I had to make a couple of extra geese. After all the borders were on, I measured my centre and I'm only getting 68..I think I'm suppose to have 69 1/2...oops! something wrong there. With the next borders can I make up the difference??
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Originally posted by NfiegirlHi Margo..well, I'm final finished the flying geese border..I must have miss counted as I had to make a couple of extra geese. After all the borders were on, I measured my centre and I'm only getting 68..I think I'm suppose to have 69 1/2...oops! something wrong there. With the next borders can I make up the difference??
Doncha just love how the floaters make everything come together!
It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived !
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Originally posted by MontanaGrammaI finally have my geese attached. They measured exactly what Sue said they should and my quilt with borders measured what it was supposed, yet I had to take one of the geese blocks off all 4 sides. Then it fit perfectly. Don't know where I went wrong, but they are on now.
Denise
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I think I’m finished with the embroidery this month. I put it up on my design wall so I can wallow in it. I did some stitching...
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Why do you think this might require more fabric?
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I will not be washing my fabrics. Just using Best Press on it ahead of time, letting it dry, then pressing it. Thank yo...
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Hi Karla, thank you for jumping in to Summer Splash with your autumn kit! I love those fabrics, too. I'm wracking my brain...
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Oh Ellen, this makes me deliriously happy!! Yes, they are cute, aren't they?! So happy you and Linda are teaming up!
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Karla, Sorry to see no one has responded to your post. Not sure what you are asking. Starch does
not make the amount... -
Summer Splash in Paris... Here's the little bit I have done so far. Plan to delete some blocks
and substitute some... -
I love your lady slippers, jack in the pulpit, Trillium and other wildflowers. Such creativity!
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I would like to start summer splash, but I am still waiting on an answer to my question:
I purchased Summer... -
Doing QAYG as usual I finished the first two borders of this round. I used pearl cotton 5 for the sticheries and a multicolor...
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I purchased Summer Splash in the Spice Color. Gorgeous fabrics! Is there enough fabric to allow for starching? I have much...
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How cute those ladybugs are! A wonderful idea.
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