Flying Geese Quilt Block

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

• Bright Pink: Cut ONE (1) 3 3/8″ square. (This will be flanked on all FOUR (4) sides, by the results of the Purple 2 7/8″ squares, which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
• Bright Pink: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
• Purple: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will be flanked by the results of the White 2 7/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Purple: Cut TWO (2) 2 7/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank all FOUR (4) sides of the Bright Pink 3 3/8″ 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) 2 7/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the Bright Pink 2 1/2″ squares as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 3 3/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the Purple 2 7/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the Purple 2 7/8″ squares as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 9 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (Each of these will be flanked on TWO (2) sides by TWO (2) the Bright Pink 2 1/2″ squares, plus FOUR (4) of the Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)

Flying Geese Quilt Block Diagram

 Flying Geese Quilt

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