Tutorial for an Easy and Quick Flying Geese Block

With the measures I will give you, you will obtain a four units Flying Geese block

10" x 5 3/4" (once trimed).

Cut ONE large square 6 1/2" for the 4 centre triangles

and FOUR 3 1/2" for the 8 (what I call) background triangles.

With a sharp pencil draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of each small square.

Place two small squares on the big square, right side against right side, as shown above.

Sew along each side of the line, at 1/4".

Cut on the line.

This is what you obtain.

Open and press.

On each obtained piece place one square, right side against right side.

Again, sew at 1/4" on each side of the line and cut on the line.

Doing so, you obtain four rectangles 5 3/4" x 3 1/8".
Trim the sides.

Piece them together. Press without opening.
Then trim the four sides to get a  perfect 10" x 5 3/4" rectangle.

Tutorial for an Easy Quilt Binding

The double border : my favorite method!

Baby quilt

This is the method I find the best, and that I use every time I have to bind a quilt.

For a finished border of 8mm width, cut stripes of 5cm width. The length of the strip

will be equal to the perimeter of your quilt + 30cm (for the corners and the ending).

Put two strips perpendicular on each other, right side against right side :

Sew them diagonally :

Trim seam at 1/2cm

Open and press seam :

Fold the angle :

Cut a 1/2cm :

Fold the strip on the whole length :

To start, open the strip and sew it on the right side of the quilt,
 in the middle of one side, for about 7cm :

Then fold back the strip and sew it all along the quilt :

Stop at 1/2cm from the edge, cut the thread, 

turn and go on sewing as shown :

To stop and start again, I use the smallest stitch possible,

instead of a backstitch.

At the end, I push the end of the strip inside the place
left open at the beginning :

And I go on sewing, backstitch to stop.

It is not important if there is a little fold on the wrong side

as it does not appear on the right side :

To finish, I turn the border on the wrong side,

and sew it by hand.

Finshed border

I hope my explanations have been clear enough, and will have been of help for those who need. For the beginners, next time I will give some tips on how to hand sew this border on the back side.  

Have a great week-end. Greetings from me.

Christine