Flying Geese Quilt Block Tutorial

[@DK-hv1gt]

That's great. Thank you for an easy to follow demo.

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

You’re welcome!! Happy sewing 😘

[@jan-ns2ye]

This is the most understandable tutorial I’ve seen! Thank you!

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

Glad it was helpful! I appreciate you taking the time to leave me those encouraging words 🥰

[@barbaraoconnor5167]

You make it look easy. Thanks for show us how.

[@lizcasey7356]

Thank you so much for the wonderful tutorial on flying geese. It is easy to follow for a novice and you explained how important the 1/4 inch at the point of the geese is. We are making a FG block each in our guild in memory of one of our members who loved them. Thanks again.

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

Glad it was helpful! And what a sweet and precious way to honor your friend ❤️

[@raincrusher]

I love this tutorial. Thanks a bunch.

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sherrydavidson6119]

Great instruction. Thanks for providing the method to determine the sizes of the squares

[@cherineal2452]

Thank you so much for such a clear & concise tutorial.

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

You’re welcome! I’m so glad you found it helpful! 💓

[@michellegiles4152]

Great demo, best one on the internet for this technique. I love the cheat sheet for the finished and cut directions for the geese super helpful.

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

Wow that is incredibly kind of you to say 🥰 I’m so glad you found it helpful and I hope you’ll check out some of my other videos too for more quilting techniques

[@conniehill7912]

Yay! What a time saver!! Thank you, Emily

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

Right?! So much faster than making them all individually 🤯

[@airmom8716]

Thank you so much! I wanted to make a Jenny Doan quilt and use this method in it. Now I can do it and also the size chart is great! Also the other tools to trim with! Everything is in this tutorial! You also explain it without being too chatty which I appreciate! Very to the point! Thanks again1

[@marygeorge9688]

Great instructions. Thank you for sharing this method.

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

Thank you! I am so glad you found it helpful!

[@starlongoria207]

Emily! Such a great tutorial! Thank you!!

[@reneejackson7148]

Great job , I hope you know about Eleanor Burns flying geese. Well maybe you got your ideas from her but yours are a little different especially the sewing style. I like your design and her style. I saw hers first but I will try out your design too. Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

I'll check it out!

[@michelleoverby5738]

Hello do you have a video on how to sew the flying geese to the block with straight seams so it’s even? Thanks love this video.

[@KathyNaylor]

Thank you for your videos, they are a wonderful resource for someone who is fairly new to quilting, like I am. I do have one question for you...where can I buy a wall-mounted fabric holder like you have? It would be wonderful to have a heads-up view of my fabric. Thanks!

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

Thank you!! I got my three tier hanging shelf from Hobby Lobby and then I also use bookcases and bins for the rest of my fabrics

[@dawnwattsart]

Hi Emily, can you please tell me what was the size of your squares in this video? Was it the 2.5" x 5"? Thanks kindly for this, its a great video and now feel like I can actually do flying geese without them coming out wonky! :)

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

Hi Dawn! My starting squares were 5.5” and 3” to make 2” x 4” finished blocks. Use the formula at 01:43 to determine what size squares you’ll want to cut for yours ❤️

[@MickiJY22]

I love your wall hanging basket! Do you remember where you got it? Thanks!

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

I believe it was Hobby Lobby

[@katethompson8133]

Make sure your small squares are right sides facing to them large square right dide. Aplso i found it easier todraw the line on the te6psmall squar3s after you had poditooned them to be evenly poditooned for both sids of Cutting bline. The tutorial has you making the disgonal ,ines on each small square.

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

Yes, definitely sew with the right sides together! I think I forgot to mention that 🫣 thanks for the comment ❤️

[@zzstarskye]

Make sure your diagonal marking line on the small block is on the wrong side of the fabric

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

Yes definitely!! Did I forget to say that?! 🫣🤦🏼‍♀️ thanks for that call out! ❣️

[@BAM-jc7uy]

would love to see a flying goose block finished with a 3/8 inch (above point/sky top) rather than 1/4 inch OR a squaring up flying goose, dedicated ruler that gives the 3/8in at top...OR measurements and method to accomplish a 3/8 in seam to give an options on how close you want the point & sky to be from the actual seam sewing line.

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

Neat idea!! I’ve only used 1/4 seam allowance before but I’m sure you could do 3/8 seams and just cut your pieces a little bigger

[@BAM-jc7uy]

@@HomemadeEmilyJane hi...see how ur 4 geese blue pattern is wider spaced BEFORE seams sewn...that's what i would like to achieve consistently...i have even tried adding different strip widths to the top of the goose....I totally dislike sewing the traditional 1/4 in across the top. The difficult part is finding the correct sky triangles measurement to give the added width across the top of the goose. Manually, I've tried marking my rulers including the special geese rulers...which ALL allow for only 1/4 in at goose top before sitching the geese aligned. The one thing I haven't tried is using a quilt block program to find a perfect consistent measurement which wll give a 3/8'' before geese are sewn in alignment. ps/ur tutorials are👍🎯 be well!

[@HomemadeEmilyJane]

I’ve never actually tried this, so I can’t promise that it will work, but I’d suggest using 3/8” seam allowance for all your seams and then trimming to size - if you do try it, can you let me know if it works?! Lol!

[@BAM-jc7uy]

​@@HomemadeEmilyJane don't laugh!!! but, will try ur 3/8 in idea.. I love making Fy geese... and I have a trillion charms pkgs I wanted to use up.🥴 be well.

[@BAM-jc7uy]

@@HomemadeEmilyJane Hi for the last time really..lol Up early this am...I know what the answer is to the fly geese. Use 2 different 5 in charms to end with 2 half sq triangle blocks. 2.)choose a matching color 5 in charm to match one of the colors of the HST block. Right sides together, center, and stitch again diagonally both sides of diag line. (You will end up with a block with 3 same color quarters and 1 different quarter triangle, which is the bird)... The answer to square up is to use a 4 inch square ruler...BUT most rulers are 4 and 1/2 inches.....I used a blank, totally 4 in square acrylic template I brought from QinaDay for $1 long ago. I drew diagonal lines on the blank and voile it fit across the goose 4 inches horizontally with just a sliver of waste. Tape or draw another line horizontally to show how far up the bird u want that space to be 1/4, 3/8, 1/2. I am an old fogie, and have all kinds of rulers including Block loc...Using a 4 in sq blank is the easiest, less straining of eyes to see "line" increments self made... I think this method will work (for aged eyes) best IF using 5 in charm squares to make geese. I have other 6 and 7 in blanks, but I will have to make my own larger "plus charm" squares. be well. betty