Castle Secrets Block of the Week Quilt Mystery Clue Three

This is a Quilt-Block-of-the-Month Mystery series. It started June 4. Clues will be presented every Sunday from now until Labor Day. It is a two color (plus background) quilt that finishes about 90″ x 90″. Look for a list of clues at the bottom of this page. To print this clue, use the green Print Friendly button below those clues. If that doesn’t work, try pressing down the CNTRL button and the P button at the same time. Or the COMMAND button and the P button if you are on a Mac. That should bring up the printer dialog.

Just a reminder: Anyone who sends me a picture of their quilt in progress or finished, gets a free copy of the professional pattern after the mystery is over. Offer expires 10/1/23. Send your pictures to moc.liamgobfsctd-86ba85@sngisednoomebeohp.

Clue Three: 64 MORE Flying Geese Quilt Blocks

Yes, you have to make more of these small blocks. I split this clue in half because I wanted to give you time to work on them. Just as a reminder, here is the Traditional Method of Making Flying Geese Blocks.

Read through these directions before you start!

This set of Flying Geese are small. If you have a Stripology or Shape Cut ruler, you will be very pleased with yourself. These Flying Geese UNfinish at 2″ x 3-1/2″. To use the tradtional method, you will need to cut:

• The remainder of the 3-1/2″ wide strips of the Chocolate Fabric. Cut these into (64) 2″ x 3-1/2″ rectangles to use for the goose.
• The 2″ wide strips of the Background Fabric that you cut in the first clue. Cut these strips into (128) 2″ squares to use for the wings. You should have strips left over to use later in the mystery. If you really want to, you can cut some of those strips into (128) more 2″ squares.
• If you are using a different method for making Flying Geese, cut for that method and not this one! Check out these tutorials: Using the Quilt-in-a-Day Flying Goose Ruler; Using the Wing Clipper or No-Math Ruler; and Using the One-Seam Method. The fabric works out to about the same no matter what method you use.
• If you prefer to paper piece your Geese, download and print out a copy of this PDF. If the blocks unfinish at 2″ x 3-1/2″, go ahead and print out 10 more copies. If not, you may need to adjust the settings on your printer.

That’s it! Make 64 blocks, press and square them up if necessary, and rest. The next clue will be easy, I promise.