Mystery Quilt Mondays - Clue #3

Good morning to all you Mystery Quilters out there.  Here is clue #3 that you all have been waiting for.

Today it's all about Flying Geese.  I really like using the Quilt in a Day - Flying Geese Ruler but for this quilt the size of the unit unfortunately did not correspond to the ruler....so we are going to have to use the old fashion way of making Flying Geese.

Unit 4 - Make 48 Flying Geese units using Fabric #2 and Fabric #4.

You will need to cut the following:

48 - 5 ½” x 3” rectangles from Fabric #2

96 - 3" x 3" squares from Fabric #4

To make the flying geese units you will draw a line (on the wrong side of the fabric) corner to corner on the 3" squares (Fabric #4) - this is your sew line (Fig. 1). 

Fig. 1

Place the square on one side of the 5 ½” x 3” rectangle - lining up all the edges. Sew on the line. I like to sew on the line from the outside corner down to the middle of the 5 ½” x 3” rectangle. Sewing this way helps when you want to do a strip sewing method (continuous sewing of all the units).

Fig. 2

Lay your ruler's ¼” line onto your sew line.  Trim away the excess.  Press Fabric #4 away to the outside corner as shown in Fig. 4

Fig. 3

Fig. 4

Place the next 3" square on the opposite side of the 5 ½” x 3” rectangle - lining up all the edges. Sew on the line. Again - I like to sew from the outside corner into the middle.  This way when you come to the previous seam you are traveling in the right direction and you won't have your previous seam turning in the wrong direction and your unit will lay flat.  Lay your ruler's ¼” line onto your sew line. Trim away the excess. Press Fabric #4 away to the outside corner as shown in Fig. 5 & 6.

Fig. 5

You will make 48 units of Flying Geese (Fig. 6) measuring 5 ½” x 3”

Fig. 6