Wild Goose Chase Quilt Block

Cut two 2 4 1 4 squares.

Wild goose chase quilt block.

It s friday and we re going to send you off on a wild goose chase but you ll wind up with a beautiful quilt. I had never tried the flying geese style of the triangles on a roll. Wild goose chase quilt block template to print. May 21 1933 the wild goose chase block originated in the new england states in early colonial days according to nancy cabot when she wrote about this block eighty years ago in the chicago tribune she mentions again that triangles are the popular symbol of bird designs any one who has noticed the flight of wild geese will recognize instantly the inspiration back of this design she wrote.

You will end up with four 4 triangles per square. 17 5 x 17 5 fat quarter shop has a large selection of free pdf patterns. The next classic vintage block in our youtube series is the wild goose chase quilt block. It has also has the name flying geese and oddfellows cross.

Blocks can be set straight or on the diagonal. Cutting requirements for 12 finished block scant 1 4 seam allowance. It s part of their classic and vintage block series. But they have a you tube video to help.

I love these blocks. Cut thirty two 32 2 squares. Wild goose chase quilt block. Printable pattern for this vintage quilt.

Wild goose chase quilt block. This wild goose chase quilt pattern got its name from the many families going westward in search of fortune. This vintage block is one of our absolute favorites but those flying geese units can be tricky to line up for even blocks. Cut one 1 6 1 2 square.

My first go at it was a little tricky. This quilt block can be turned into a quilt using the wild goose chase classic vintage downloadable pdf quilt pattern. Although the triangle shape is used in hundreds of other quilt designs in this quilt block triangles represent the geese. That may be one reason why the wild goose chase pattern has at least 14 variations.

Add seam allowance before cutting fabric for quilt. Then draw a diagonal line on the back of the squares corner to corner one 1 time. This one was fun to make and features their flying geese paper by triangles on a roll. Then cut the squares diagonally corner to corner two 2 times.

Cutting requirements for 12 finished block precise 1 4 seam allowance. Cut two 2 3 1 2 squares. Get the free pattern in the description below. In this episode of our classic and vintage series kimberly shows us how to make the wild goose chase block.