The Goose Creek quilt block is an alternating nine patch and square in a square quilt blocks. Typically it is easier to alternate blocks with the same grid, but in this case the nine patch works well with the 2 by 2 grid square in a square. Even though this is a very scrappy quilt block, you can see 2 distinct groups of fabric, light and dark.
Here is a quick reference for making your own Goose Creek quilt block.
| Nine Patch factor | 6 | |||||
| Square in a Square factor | 4 | |||||
| Half Square Triangle method | *special ruler | |||||
| Strip Width by Finished Block Size | ||||||
| Fabric | Piece | Quantity | 6″ | 12″ | 18″ | 24″ |
| Light | sq | 8 | 1½” | 2½ | 3½ | 4½ |
| Dark | sq | 10 | 1½” | 2½ | 3½ | 4½ |
| Light | sq | 2 | 2″ | 3½ | 5 | 6½ |
| Dark | hst | 8 | 3½” | 6½ | 9½ | 12½ |
* The special ruler method for half square triangles is cutting strips and using a side right triangle, a.k.a. half square triangle, ruler to cut the pieces from strips.
Happy Quilting,
Jeanne