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Dutchman’s Puzzle quilt block

Eight flying geese arranged in pairs that turn around the center, like a pinwheel made of geese.

Dutchman’s Puzzle
Family
Flying geese
Grid
4 × 4
Pieces
24
Fabrics
  • Geese A · 4
  • Geese B · 4
  • Sky · 16

How it’s built

Four quarters, each made of two geese stacked on top of each other, then rotated a quarter turn from one quarter to the next.

Two goose colors (A and B) emphasize the rotation.

Sewing tips

  • Make all sixteen sky corners at once, then assemble the eight geese.
  • Sew each quarter, then join the quarters like a four-patch, matching the points at the center.

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