Block 1 of 8 CURVED FLYING GEESE

You will need

■ Background fabric – one (1) fat eighth

■ Windmill fabric – ⅜yd

■ Outer ‘geese’ fabric – one (1) fat eighth

Block size

■ 14½in square (14in square finished)

Notes

■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted.

Cutting out

1 For the centre windmill block, cut as follows:

■ From background fabric, four (4) 2⅜in squares.

■ From windmill fabric, four (4) 2in squares.

■ From outer geese fabric, two (2) 1¼in x 4¼in strips and two (2) 1¼in x 5¾in strips. (See step 11 before cutting).

2 For the curved geese strips, cut as follows:

■ From windmill fabric, thirty-two (32) 1¾in x 4in strips and six (6) 4¼in squares. Cut each 4¼in square in half on the diagonal to make twelve (12) triangles.

■ From outer geese fabric, thirty-six (36) 1¾in squares.

3 From background fabric for the final border, cut two (2) 1¾in x 12¼in strips and two (2) 1¼in x 14¾in strips.

Making the centre windmill section

Based on a classic Four-Patch block, the Folded Windmill is made from two), curved back and stitched on one bias folded edge (and ) or on both bias folded edges (). Lynne chose the last version for her block as the curved edges showed up well with the calico fabric used.