Finally, clue #3 is done. This was challenging for me. As I sewed the patches would jam in the plate. I tried leaders an enders but it still happened even when chain piecing. Urghh!!! Then when I tried to separate the patches the thread would come loose and I would have to restitch. I changed the tension but then whenever I turned the sewing machine off I forgot to set the tension again until the problem happened again. When I tried to press the patches the fabric seemed to stretch and the end of the patch seemed to no longer be a square corner. While I was struggling with this I decided to change up my method for the brown flying geese. I am making 4 at a time. I am cutting one square that is 1.25 inches larger the finish width (in this case 3 + 1.25 = 4.25) and 4 squares that are 7/8 inch larger than the height of the goose(in this case 1.5 + .875 = 2.375). I made a set of brown geese for one block to give myself a break from clue 3. I figured out the square inches needed for the geese and I picked a fabric that I had enough of to make them all. I made some Brave New World blocks so I could layout a sample block. When I got done, I realized that I think I would rather have scrappy than uniform. I have now pulled out my brown fabrics and now I need to find some more lights and I will start on the geese. When I made my first set I cut my 4 squares 2.5 inches and it worked just fine. I think I am going to cut my larger squares a generous 4.25 inches because my sample set was cutting it a bit too close. I want a little extra.
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