Today’s Quilter – September 2019

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TECHNIQUES l assembly tricks

TECHNIQUES

Try our favourite quick-stitching block assembly tricks

T

he blocks in this booklet are

traditionally pieced by cutting and

sewing together individual squares,

rectangles and triangles. An alternative

approach is to try the following handy

methods, which mean you can sew before

cutting, so as to avoid stitching on bias edges.

If you choose to use these, be sure not to

subcut the pieces into triangles as indicated by

blue lines on the charts in the various blocks.

The combination of these three triangles sewn together appears in many patchwork

blocks. The name probably comes from the image they create of the head of a bird

with its wings stretched out in flight.

Fabric for these blocks can be made up of one large square and four smaller squares

to make four identical units. The large square will end up as the main large triangle in

the unit and the small squares will be the smaller triangles either side.

There are lots of ways to stitch this combination of triangles, but this is one that

Laura frequently uses.

Making Flying Geese units

1

On the back of each of the four (4)

small squares draw a diagonal line,

corner to corner, with a fine, sharp pencil.

2

Place one square right sides together with

the larger square in one corner and the

second square in the opposite corner. The

drawn lines will match together. Stitch in

away from either side of the drawn lines.

3

Cut along the drawn line and press.

You now h ave t wo (2) ide nt ic a l u n it s.

4

Place the

remaining

squares on each

unit RS together

and stitch in

away from the

drawn line.

5

Cut along

the line

and press. You will have

four (4) Flying Geese units.