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The larger square is the background and the smaller square will be the geese (or center triangles) .  \nFormula: Geese square = unfished wide size (long edge) + 1”  \nBackground square = geese square size + 1½”  \nSo if you want your flying geese to be 5½” wide (3” by 5½” unfinished flying geese), then cut the geese square to 6½” and the background to 8”.  \nDirections:  \n1. Place your 2 squares RST (right sides together) and carefully align the corners, but place the smaller block in the center of the larger block.  \n2. Draw a diagonal line corner to corner and stitch ¼” on both sides of the line.  \n3. Cut on line and press to larger square.  \n4. Put squares together with edges together and with opposite colors in corners. Do not align seams.  \n5. Draw a diagonal line across seams and stitch ¼” on both sides. Then cut on line.  \n6. Snip to stitching in the middle and press in opposite directions away from what was the background.  \n7. Trim the geese with Eleanor Burns’ Flying Geese Ruler or with a square up of your choice making sure there is a ¼” above the point.  \nMore instructions at:  \n[http://www.connectingthreads.com/tutorials/Flying_Geese-Make_em_fast-two_more_methods__D16.html](http://www.connectingthreads.com/tutorials/Flying_Geese-Make_em_fast-two_more_methods__D16.html)  \n[https://www.quiltinaday.com/RulerInstructions/2022_Instructions.pdf](https://www.quiltinaday.com/RulerInstructions/2022_Instructions.pdf)","cbCaiaJjTXhAtWyE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaJjTXhAtWyE","pdf",320613,"English","# Eleanor Burns’ Flying Geese Method\n## Cutting Formulas\n## Step-by-Step Directions","[{\"question\":\"How do you calculate the size of squares needed for flying geese?\",\"answer\":\"The geese square should be the unfinished width plus 1 inch, and the background square should be the geese square size plus 1.5 inches.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the first step in assembling the blocks?\",\"answer\":\"Place the smaller geese square in the center of the larger background square with right sides together, aligning the corners.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you finish the blocks after stitching?\",\"answer\":\"After sewing and cutting along the diagonal lines, trim the pieces using a dedicated flying geese ruler or a square-up tool to ensure a consistent 1/4-inch seam allowance above the point.\"}]","Eleanor Burns - Flying Geese Method - Quilting Instructions | PDF",1791939713]