How to Make a Flying Geese Block

Instructions

1. Take your two large squares and lay them on top of each other. Cut them diagonally, from corner to corner.

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2. Turn your ruler and cut diagonally in the other direction.

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3. Cut a 6 7/8ths inch square from your strip of fabric.

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4. Cut this square in half. This will give you your four background triangles.

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5. Line up the bottom (long) edge of one of your background triangles with one of the shorter edges of your main triangles like this:
   
   Note: You will have a piece of your background triangle sticking out at the top. This is intentional. All of your excess should be at the top of the triangle.

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6. Stitch this together with a quarter-inch seam allowance.

7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 with the second large triangle.

8. Press your seams out for both of these triangle pairs.

9. For both of your large triangles, add another background triangle to the opposite short side. Press these new seams out.

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10. You'll notice there are some small pieces of fabric sticking out on the two bottom corners and at the top of your rectangle. You can just clip these off with a rotary cutter.

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11. Once you've finished your two rectangles, place them in the order that you want them to appear on your final block. Place the right sides together and sew them together with a quarter inch seam allowance.

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12. Press out your seam, and you're done!