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Flying Geese Size Chart: No-Waste and Stitch-and-Flip Cut Sizes

Quick answer

For no-waste flying geese, cut one large square 1 1/4 inches bigger than the finished width and four small squares 7/8 inch bigger than the finished height. That makes four geese. A 2 x 4 inch goose uses a 5 1/4 inch square and four 2 7/8 inch squares.

Flying geese cut sizes (inches)
FinishedNo-waste largeNo-waste smallFlip rectangleFlip squaresUnfinished
1 x 23 1/41 7/82 1/2 x 1 1/21 1/21 1/2 x 2 1/2
1 1/2 x 34 1/42 3/83 1/2 x 222 x 3 1/2
2 x 45 1/42 7/84 1/2 x 2 1/22 1/22 1/2 x 4 1/2
2 1/2 x 56 1/43 3/85 1/2 x 333 x 5 1/2
3 x 67 1/43 7/86 1/2 x 3 1/23 1/23 1/2 x 6 1/2
3 1/2 x 78 1/44 3/87 1/2 x 444 x 7 1/2
4 x 89 1/44 7/88 1/2 x 4 1/24 1/24 1/2 x 8 1/2
6 x 1213 1/46 7/812 1/2 x 6 1/26 1/26 1/2 x 12 1/2

Custom sizes: use the flying geese calculator.

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