Common Quilt Patches and Their Quilts
Half square triangle quilt patch
Half Square Triangle
The Half Square Triangle patch is probably the most often used patch, with the exception of the square. The name is derived from the construction of two right angle triangles, each being half of a square.
Half Square Triangle Quilt
A scrap patchwork quilt by the author, suitable for a beginner, using only squares and half square triangles.
Country Plaid - featuring half square triangles - quilt and photo © Wendy Russell
Flying Geese quilt patch
Flying Geese Unit
Flying Geese units are composed of two small, right angle triangles (the “sky”) and one larger right angle triangle, twice as big (the “geese”) .
Wild Goose Chase Quilt
This is a common layout for Flying Geese units to make a complete quilt. Note that the main border is also made of Flying Geese units.
Wild Goose Chase - a quilt featuring flying geese quilt patches
Wild Goose Chase
4 patch quilt unit
Four Patch
A Four Patch is a simple quilt patch composed of four small squares to form a “checkerboard” effect.
Four Patch - Nine Patch Quilt
This simple quilt by the author is composed of many Four Patch - Nine Patch blocks (also known as Thrifty Block) and alternate blank blocks to showcase quilting designs. An easy project for beginner quilters.
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