Duck, Duck, Goose Tracks

Again this week, a block with several names.

Goose Tracks

Goose Tracks seems like a logical name for this one but it isn't the only name.  Woman's World calls it Signal; imagine a lighthouse or beacon sending out a signal light.


The Kansas City Star went for Cross and Crown.

This quaint old pattern with its "firm-in-the-faith" title is really a variation of the lily blocks which have flowers resembling these "crowns" combined with applique stems, leaves, with perhaps a pieced basket corner as was shown at another time. "Goose tracks" is also quite similar in pattern but of course less dignified in name!  This is one of the more simple quilts to piece, the finished effect varying considerably in relation to the way it is set together.  With red lattice strips joining white squares at the corner the pattern stands out entirely different than when white strips or large squares are used, or again the background may be light with darker design.  Allow seams extra; about 3/16 inch is right for this on all sides.

Just remember that this picture and comments are the complete instructions to sew the entire quilt; no more information was supplied.

This Goose Tracks hand sewn block was made a little differently.  It isn't pieced, it's reverse applique. 

This is the back of the block, which started as a nine patch.

Three gingham pieces were appliqued on the corner patch to make the goose track. Gingham wasn't possibly not the best choice in this situation.

Not much contrast but another block of the same pattern.  This sampler quilt was made in 1939 and the maker wrote the name of each block on the quilt.  And her name for this one?

Duck's Foot in the Wind.  I wish I knew the back story for this one.