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 Free Pattern : Flying Geese Border

The traditional Flying Geese block makes a terrific border. You can keep them flying straight, or let them twist and turn.

The block looks like this:

How big should I make it?

Feel free to make this block any size you see fit. Assign a size to each patch of the block. Imagine a 2x2 grid over the block. If you assign 2" (finished) to each patch, the block would be 4x4 " finished. If you assign 3" (finished) to each patch, the block would be 6x6" finished.

Your border should be in scale with your overall quilt size. If your quilt center is delicate, you wouldn't want an overly large sized block in the border. Unless you are planning your quilt beforehand on the computer or on graph paper, you should consider waiting and "auditioning" a border when your quilt center is completely done.

How do I assemble it?

A 1/4" seam allowance is used when quilting. Due to this, you will need to add 1/2" to the finished measurement when cutting. For example, each unit of our border block will be 3" finished. The block will be 6x6" completely finished.

Start by cutting two 3-1/2" x 6-1/2" white rectangles for each block. Then cut four 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" squares for each block. Take one of the white rectangles and lay a black square on top, right sides together and matching the raw edges. Stitch diagonally across the black square and carefully press back. Do the same for the other side. Make two of these units for each Flying Geese block.

You may choose to trim out the extra black fabric from under the corner unit, or trim off both the extra black fabric and the white fabric, or don't trim at all. If you are machine quilting, the extra fabric thickness isn't going to trouble you.

Join two of the Geese units together for each Flying Geese block:

If you arrange your Flying Geese blocks all in the same direction, you don't necessarily have to go all the way to the corners:

Or you can turn your Geese in different directions for a completely different look:

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