Wild Geese Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

• Purple: Cut ONE (1) 7 1/4″ square. Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are flanked by the results of the White 4 1/4″ squares & the results of the Blue 4 1/4″ squares. Which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese as is needed for this quilt block.)
• Purple: Cut ONE (1) 3 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles. (This is paired with the results of the White 3 7/8″ square. Which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut TWO (2) 4 1/4″ squares. Then cut each square diagonally corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the White 4 1/4″ squares & will flank the results of the Purple 7 1/4″ squares. Which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese as is needed for this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut TWO (2) 3 7/8″ squares. Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the Purple 3 7/8″ square & the results of the White 3 7/8″ square. Which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square. It’ll also help create the center of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/2″ squares. (These are the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 4 1/4″ squares. Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the Blue 4 1/4″ squares & will flank the results of the Purple 7 1/4″ squares. Which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese as is needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 3 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles. (This is paired with the results of the Purple 3 7/8″ square. Which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)

Wild Geese Quilt Block Diagram

Wild Geese Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Wild Geese Quilt Blocks,” you’ll end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

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