Dutchman's Puzzle For a 12 inch finished Dutchman's Puzzle you will need: From your Background cut sixteen 3 ½ inch squares. From a dark (purple) cut four 3 ½ by 6 ½ inch rectangles From a medium (hot pink) cut four 3 ½ by 6 ½ inch rectangles             To make your job a little easier, draw a diagonal line through all of your background squares on the wrong side. Lay a background square right sides together with a hot pink rectangle, with the diagonal line running as shown here. Sew right on that diagonal line. Trim off the excess, leaving a ¼ inch seam allowance. Press to the pink. Repeat this same step again with another background square on the other side of this same unit. Press to the pink. Make sure your rectangles still measure 3 ½ by 6 ½. This is called a flying geese unit. Repeat this same step with the remaining rectangles, pink and purple. You need four pink flying geese and four purple flying geese. Pair two of each flying geese units like this, And then assemble in to your Dutchman's Puzzle block as shown here. Your finished block should measure 12 1/2 inches. My Dutchman's Dutchman's Puzzle © Delaware Quilts August 2007 The content on these pages, including text and images are the sole property of the Delaware Quilts and may not be used or reproduced in any manner without consent. All Rights Reserved. Updated October 12, 2022 |Home| Quilts| Blocks| Retreat| Email|