Cut thirty two 32 2 squares.
Wild goose chase quilt block.
The finished block is 12 inches square.
Then cut the squares diagonally corner to corner two 2 times.
Get the free pattern in the description below.
Cutting requirements for 12 finished block precise 1 4 seam allowance.
Cutting requirements for 12 finished block scant 1 4 seam allowance.
This wild goose chase quilt pattern got its name from the many families going westward in search of fortune.
Pioneer women expressed their artistic abilities and creativity in the way they arranged the triangles or geese and in the colors they used.
17 5 x 17 5 fat quarter shop has a large selection of free pdf patterns.
It s part of their classic and vintage block series.
I had never tried the flying geese style of the triangles on a roll.
This one was fun to make and features their flying geese paper by triangles on a roll.
You will end up with four 4 triangles per 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.
Cut two 2 3 1 2 squares.
Printable pattern for this vintage quilt.
I love these blocks.
Add seam allowance before cutting fabric for quilt.
But they have a you tube video to help.
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.
This quilt block can be turned into a quilt using the wild goose chase classic vintage downloadable pdf quilt pattern.
My first go at it was a little tricky.
It has also has the name flying geese and oddfellows cross.
Cut two 2 4 1 4 squares.
Then draw a diagonal line on the back of the squares corner to corner one 1 time.
Blocks can be set straight or on the diagonal.
Wild goose chase quilt block.
Cut one 1 6 1 2 square.
The next classic vintage block in our youtube series is the wild goose chase quilt block.
Although the triangle shape is used in hundreds of other quilt designs in this quilt block triangles represent the geese.
Wild goose chase quilt block template to print.
In this episode of our classic and vintage series kimberly shows us how to make the wild goose chase block.