American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2019-08)

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the order that follows.

From each of 10 assorted prints, cut:

▫ 8—3^3 ∕ 8 " squares

From white floral, cut:

▫ 5—7^1 ∕ 2 × 42" strips

▫ 20—6^1 ∕ 4 " squares

▫ 80—3" squares

▫ 18—2× 10 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

▫ 4—2" squares

From solid white, cut:

▫ 60—2^3 ∕ 8 " squares

From red small check, cut:

▫ 60—2^3 ∕ 8 " squares

From navy print, cut:

▫ 10—2×42" strips

▫ 22—2× 31 ∕ 2 " rectangles

From aqua print, cut:

▫ 7—5×42" strips for outer border

From red floral, cut:

▫ 4—5" squares

From red diagonal check, cut:

▫ 8—2^1 ∕ 2 ×42" binding strips

ASSEMBLE FLYING

GEESE UNITS

Measurements include^1 ∕ 4 " seam

allowances. Sew with right sides

together unless otherwise stated.

Press seams in directions

indicated by arrows on diagrams.

If no direction is specified, press

seam toward darker fabric.

1. Use a pencil to mark a diagonal line
   on wrong side of four matching print
   3 3 ∕ 8 " squares.
   2. Referring to Diagram 1, align two
   marked print squares with opposite
   corners of a white floral 6^1 ∕ 4 " square.
   Sew a scant^1 ∕ 4 " from drawn lines
   on both sides of lines. Cut apart on
   drawn lines to make two triangle units
   (Diagram 2). Press triangle units open.
   3. Referring to Diagram 3, align a
   marked print square with white floral
   corner of a triangle unit. Sew a scant

(^1) ∕ 4 " from each side of drawn line; cut
apart on drawn line (Diagram 4).
Press print triangles open to make two
Flying Geese units. Each unit should
be 5^1 ∕ 2 × 3" including seam allowances.
Repeat with remaining marked print
square and remaining triangle unit to
make four Flying Geese units total.

4. Repeat steps 1–3 to make 80 Flying
   Geese units total (20 sets of four
   matching units).

FINISHED QUILT: 67^1 ∕ 2 × 801 ∕ 2 "

FINISHED BLOCK: 10" square

MATERIALS

Yardages and cutting instructions
are based on 42" of usable fabric
width.
Fabrics are from the Seaside
collection by Tasha Noel for Riley
Blake Designs (rileyblakedesigns
.com) and other assorted prints and
solids.

▫ 17— 18 × 21" pieces (fat quarters)
assorted prints in red, navy, aqua,
teal, and pink (blocks)

▫ 2 5 ∕ 8 yards white fl oral (blocks,
sashing units, inner border)

▫ 3 ∕ 8 yard or^1 ∕ 3 yard each solid
white and red small check
(Pinwheel units) See “Faster
Triangle-Squares,” page 87

▫ 3 ∕ 4 yard navy print (sashing units,
inner border)

▫ 11 ∕ 8 yards aqua print (outer
border)

▫ 9 × 21" piece (fat eighth) red fl oral
(outer border)

▫ 2 ∕ 3 yard red diagonal check
(binding)

▫ 5 yards backing fabric

▫ 76 ×89" batting

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Always trim off

dog-ears for more

precise piecing and

to reduce bulk.

(^6) sq.^1 / 4 "
(^3) sq.^3 / 8 "
Diagram 1
Diagram 2
(^3) s^3 /q (^8) ."
Diagram 3
Diagram 4