Flying Geese

Mark the sky squares

Draw a diagonal line corner to corner on the back of all four small squares.

Two corners first

Place two squares on opposite corners of the large square, right sides together: drawn lines meeting in one long diagonal, squares overlapping a little in the middle. Sew ¼″ from the line on both sides.

Cut apart & press

Cut on the drawn line and press the sky triangles open. You have two heart shapes: each one is half a set of geese.

One more corner each

Place a marked square on the remaining corner of each heart, right sides together, and again sew ¼″ from the line on both sides.

Cut apart & press again

Cut each heart on its drawn line and press the sky open: four oversized geese. The sky pieces overlap a little above each point; that's normal.

Trim to size

Square up: keep ¼″ of sky above the goose's point, then trim the bottom and sides to the trim-to size, keeping the point centered.

A flock of four

One large square and four small squares: four matching flying geese, and not a scrap of waste.

Mark the squares

Draw a diagonal line corner to corner on the back of both sky squares.

Sew the first corner

Place a square on one end of the rectangle, right sides together, edges flush, the line running from the bottom corner up to the top edge. Sew right on the line.

Trim & press

Trim away the corner ¼″ outside the seam, then flip the sky open over the corner and press.

Repeat on the other end

Same again with the second square, its line mirrored: the two squares overlap a little in the middle. Sew on the line, trim, flip, press.

Trim to size

Square up exactly like Method One: keep ¼″ of sky above the goose's point, then trim the bottom and sides to the trim-to size, point centered.