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Flying Geese Border Block of the Month #1 Quilt (2020)

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Use Debbie Shore's Flying Geese tutorial to make a classic quilt block.

I am beginning with the border of our quilt, made with a patchwork favourite a Flying Geese block. You will make sixty-four Flying Geese blocks for your quilt in total, and I have included a tip below on using a quick piecing method that allows you to create four at a time. You will have plenty of time to complete these borders during the course of the year, so don’t worry if you don’t finish them in the first month! I would, however, advise you to cut the required number of 6¼in (16cm) squares at this stage.

Block size: 5in (13cm) wide x 2½in (6.5cm) long finished; 5½ x 3in (14 x 7.75cm) unfinished

Note: Use a ¼in (5mm) seam allowance, unless otherwise stated.

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You will need:

Equipment

• Sewing machine
• Iron
• Rotary cutter and self-healing mat
• Quilting ruler
• Erasable marker pen

Materials

• From the fabrics outlined in the Introduction, cut the following:
  • 6¼in (16cm) square in each patterned and plain fabrics, plus an additional 6¼in (16cm) square in PAT 1, 2 and 3 and PL 1, 2 and 3 – so 16 squares in total
  • Sixty-four 3³/₈in (8.75cm) squares in Background (BG) fabric – to do this, cut 3³/₈ (8.75cm) strips from BG fabric and then sub-cut the strips into squares

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