Project at a glance
Cutting plan
Fabric Plan
One batch makes four trim-friendly units; trim to the listed unfinished size. Yardage uses entered usable WOF and rounds up to the next quarter yard. Optionally buy 5–10% extra.
Make Four at a Time
Use one large Goose square and four small Sky squares for each batch. The pieces are intentionally a little larger, so you can trim the finished units accurately.
Goose fabric Sky fabric
Trim to size Trim each unit to the unfinished size listed above. Common Flying Geese Cut Sizes
Each size below makes four trim-friendly units with the oversized four-at-a-time method.
| Cut Detail | 1" × 2" | 1 1/2" × 3" | 2" × 4" | 2 1/2" × 5" | 3" × 6" | 4" × 8" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Square — Cut 1 | 3 1/2" | 4 1/2" | 5 1/2" | 6 1/2" | 7 1/2" | 9 1/2" |
| Sky Squares — Cut 4 | 2 1/8" | 2 5/8" | 3 1/8" | 3 5/8" | 4 1/8" | 5 1/8" |
| Finished Size | Goose Square — Cut 1 | Sky Squares — Cut 4 |
|---|---|---|
| 1" × 2" | 3 1/2" | 2 1/8" |
| 1 1/2" × 3" | 4 1/2" | 2 5/8" |
| 2" × 4" | 5 1/2" | 3 1/8" |
| 2 1/2" × 5" | 6 1/2" | 3 5/8" |
| 3" × 6" | 7 1/2" | 4 1/8" |
| 4" × 8" | 9 1/2" | 5 1/8" |
How This Plan Works
This calculator uses one method: oversized Flying Geese made four at a time. Cut one Goose-fabric square and four Sky-fabric squares for each batch, then trim for accuracy.
View assumptions
- The unit is the standard 2:1 proportion: width is twice the finished height.
- Cutting sizes use the locked oversized formula: finished width + 1 1/2 in for the Goose square and finished height + 1 1/8 in for each Sky square.
- Trim each unit to the listed unfinished size before piecing it into your quilt.
- Yardage uses the usable WOF you enter, then rounds buying amounts up to the next quarter yard.
FAQ
Each oversized four-at-a-time batch makes four matching Flying Geese units.
Finished size is the size visible after the unit is sewn into a quilt. The unfinished size is 1/2 inch larger in both directions for seam allowance.
This method makes four units at a time, so a requested quantity that is not divisible by four is rounded up to complete batches.