Wild Goose Chase Quilt Block

It s part of their classic and vintage block series.

Wild goose chase quilt block.

Cut one 1 6 1 2 square. This vintage block is one of our absolute favorites but those flying geese units can be tricky to line up for even blocks. Wild goose chase quilt block template to print. That may be one reason why the wild goose chase pattern has at least 14 variations.

17 5 x 17 5 fat quarter shop has a large selection of free pdf patterns. Cut two 2 3 1 2 squares. These will be flanked by the results of the white 2 3 8 squares which will. Then draw a diagonal line on the back of the squares corner to corner one 1 time.

My first go at it was a little tricky. The next classic vintage block in our youtube series is the wild goose chase quilt block. This wild goose chase quilt pattern got its name from the many families going westward in search of fortune. Then cut the squares diagonally corner to corner two 2 times.

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. Cutting requirements for 12 finished block precise 1 4 seam allowance. Add seam allowance before cutting fabric for quilt. But they have a you tube video to help.

You will end up with four 4 triangles per square. This one was fun to make and features their flying geese paper by triangles on a roll. Cut two 2 4 1 4 squares. The finished block is 12 inches square.

I love these blocks. Blocks can be set straight or on the diagonal. I had never tried the flying geese style of the triangles on a roll. Wild goose chase quilt block.

Wild goose chase quilt block. Printable pattern for this vintage quilt. 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. It has also has the name flying geese and oddfellows cross.

Cut thirty two 32 2 squares. Pioneer women expressed their artistic abilities and creativity in the way they arranged the triangles or geese and in the colors they used. 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.