Mr. Shakespeare knows a thing or two about geese

Starlight Geese quilt block

The Starlight Geese quilt block uses my favourite patch - the flying geese unit. These "geese" are flying in the night sky around the star in the centre. The star makes a pinwheel shape, a favourite of many quilters. This quilt block is an easy one, once you get the hang of making flying geese patches -- which is quite a simple task.

Even though I have stayed with the "idea" of the geese flying in starlit sky with my colour choices, you can come up with many variations, just by switching up the colours.

Thoughts about geese

William Shakespeare

• "What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."
  ~ William Shakespeare


• "The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to get the most feathers with the least hissing."
  ~ Jean Baptist Colbert


• "If you feel the urge, don't be afraid to go on a wild goose chase. What do you think wild geese are for anyway?"
  ~ Will Rogers

_{'Starlight Geese' quilt image © W. Russell, patchworksquare.com
Shakespeare image courtesy of public domain}