Rocky Garden quilt block

The Rocky Garden quilt block is a simple nine patch, but it is also a lesson in using half square triangles as cut pieces, rather than the usual method of making a square from two of the pieces.

Rocky Garden quilt block

Along the way, you will also be constructing a few flying geese units as well -- just for good measure. All in all, this quilt block would make a good choice for a quilting class for beginners.

When deciding on the layout of one of the sample quilts illustrated below (the side by side setting), I chose to reverse the colours in half of the sewn blocks. I just liked the way that option looked. The second sample quilt uses an on point setting and I added sashing between the blocks. As you can see this produces a very different quilt.

Download the free quilt block pattern.

Rocky Garden sample quilts

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Circling Geese Quilt Block ~ and ~ a Gaggle of Geese Quotes

Circling Geese Quilt

I'm really liking this new blog thing. I get to show you a new project to get interested in and then throw out a few quotes to get you thinking or laughing in your day.

Today we are looking at Circling Geese -- a quilt block that I have assigned as an intermediate level, but only because there are quite a few pieces in each block -- mainly the famous flying geese patch. Keeping an eye on your precision of stitches is the only difficulty in making this quilt block.

And, speaking of geese:

Quotes for today

Will Rogers

• "It is not that the French are not profound, but they all express themselves so well that we are led to take their geese for swans."
  ~ Van Wyck Brooks


• "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


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

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