Dutchman's Puzzle
Eight flying-geese units in four pairs; each quarter holds two geese flying the same way, and the quarters turn around the centre like a pinwheel.
Block Details
- Category
- Classic
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Grid Type
- four-patch
- Piece Count
- 24
- Tags
- four-patchflying-geesebeginnertraditional
- Also appears in
- Four Patch
Construction Tips
Sew the geese into four square pairs, then rotate each pair a quarter turn from the last.
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