Duck and Ducklings
Each corner is a birds-in-the-air unit: a large triangle pointing out to the corner with one small triangle following it, around a background cross and a small centre square.
Block Details
- Category
- Classic
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Grid Type
- five-patch
- Piece Count
- 25
- Tags
- five-patchhstintermediatetraditional
- Also appears in
- Five and Seven Patch
Construction Tips
The duckling is often cut from the duck fabric. Piece the outer half of each corner from four small triangles, then add the large triangle.
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