Block 29 (#127) Ready to Move at Any Moment (page 257 & 111)
3 fabrics
A Green in picture
B Purple in picture
C Gold in picture
A (green) Four 2” squares
1 squares @ 4 3/6” cut on both diagonals QST for flying geese units method #1
Or
4 rectangles 2 X 3 ½” for geese
Or
1 square 4 ½” if you have Quilt in a Day small or mini geese ruler
1 7/8” square cut on one diagonal (small center triangles)
2 7/8” square cut on 1 diagonal (large center triangles)
B (purple) 4 squares @ 2 3/8” cut on one diagonal (HST) for geese
Or
8 squares @ 2” for geese method #2
Or
1 square @ 6” for Quilt in a Day method
C (gold) 1 15/16” X 3 5/16” rectangle
Make 4 geese:
Sew 2 B HST to each side of A QST for geese. Make 4 geese
Or
Put 2” B squares on end of A rectangle and sew on diagonal, trim. Repeat on other side. Make 4 geese
Or
Center A square right sides together on B square. Draw one diagonal. Sew ¼” on either side of drawn line. Cut on drawn line and press towards the large triangle. Put resulting “squares” right sides together with opposite colors against each other. Align the sides of the squares (you should have large geese tails hanging out!) Draw a diagonal line across seam. Sew ¼” on either side of this line. Cut apart. Fold in half and cut to sewing line (to press easier)--Press away from ‘geese’ (A) . Now trim the 4 geese using QIAD ruler or to 2” X 3 ½” (1 ½” X 3” finished) eing sure to leave ¼“ at the point!. If you haven’t done this before you can get the proper instructions at :
http://www.quiltinaday.com/freepattern/
Sew small A triangles to short ends of C rectangle. Sew large A triangles to long sides of center rectangle--trim to 3 ½” square if necessary.
Sew 2 flying geese to opposite sides of center unit.
Sew 2” squares to either side of remaining two geese. Sew these units to remaining two sides of block to make your star.
Since this was soooo late, just thought I’d give you some options (I used El’s mini geese ruler, my favorite method for making geese!)
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