non-waste flying geese

This month the talented Studio 180 Design Certified Instructors Block Exploration Challenge focused on different Flying Geese. It was fun to design blocks that just use those units.

I usually use either EQ8 (Electric Quilt 8) or Adobe Illustrator when I design my patterns. For most of my blocks, I love to use EQ8. You will see my mockup for this block that I develop in EQ8. This block was so much fun; due to how coloring was done, you get a 3D look in the block center.

Sometimes after I color my designs in EQ, I dig into my ...

added by Quilting Affection Designs 3 years, 1 month ago. under block explorations , certified instructors , deep dive , flying geese , non-waste flying geese , studio 180 design , wing clipper

Last week, I showed you how to make the Quickets in my Block Party Block #18, "Pointed Square." This week, I want to continue with the Wing Clipper tool showing you how to make Flying Geese.

The Wing Clipper tool is one of the Studio 180 Design fundamental tools that I talked about in my blog post, "What Studio 180 Design Tools Should I start with?." This tool was created to make traditional Flying Geese units.

The construction method of these units uses the Non-Waste Method, which uses one large and four small squares to make four flying geese at ...

added by Quilting Affection Designs 3 years, 2 months ago. under certified instructor , flying geese , non-waste flying geese , studio 180 certified instructor , studio 180 design , wing clipper

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