Dutchmans puzzle/Pinwheel flowers - a four patch block

This quilt block is put together in quadrants and therefore belongs in the four patch family.  It uses flying geese blocks to construct the subunits - although if you needed to you could substitute two HST's for the geese.  

This version by Nancy's notions uses a different colour sky at each side of the goose

The same approach is followed by this chock-block blog post whish calls the block Pinwheel Flowers, whereas this post from the same blog has the more traditional same colour sky

Patchwork Square has the traditional block and example layouts on the next page

So does Quilters Cache here.

This block is based upon a four patch - other four patch blocks

farm friendliness - a nine patch block

(See page on how to make your chosen quilt block any size you like.)

This block is based upon a nine patch and is closely related to the Churn Dash Block in that it uses all the same subunits the only difference is the direction in which the outside HST's are turned.  It uses Half Square Triangles, two bar blocks and a whole square in the centre as it's subunits.

This version is by Nancy's Notions

Click here to go to the nine patch page

waterwheel

Take a Friendship Star and add  four patches in the corners of the nine patch - result? The Waterwheel is a star block which is always popular but with a diagonal lattice that makes a fantastic pattern when actually in a quilt with other blocks.

This version is by Nancy's Notions

Click here to go to the civil war quilt blog for a waterwheel block with variable shading for lots of colourways and an example quilt top.  This post has instructions and includes other example (including one with a nine patch in the centre)

This post by quilters cache calls the block the Friendship Star Variation and has instructions for a 12 inch block plus an example layout.

This block is based upon a 3x3 grid - click here for other 3x3 blocks.

Free Pattern : Midnight Reverie

 This one uses panels for the centre portion of the quilt top, each panel is 18 x 18 inches so just substitute another panel, focus fabric or big blocks. Can you spot the flying geese, friendship star variations and variable star in the borders.

Click here for free