Goose in the Pond Vintage Inspiration

Not sure why this block has this name, but, that's the way it's been for about 100 years. Here it is from the early 1920s as shared by Ruby McKim for the Kansas City Star (newspaper).

Goose in the Pond is the June 3 block in my new Block a Day Calendar and it is 15" square. First, the fabrics I chose:

Windham Fabrics: Moonlit and Solstice

Those 9 patch units are small! I did a lot of piecing, but sometimes you have to change your mind as you go. I didn't like the center square to be the light green. So, yes, I took it apart!

5 horizontal sections of the Goose in the Pond Variation

Here is my finished block. Whew- what a lot of pieces! But, I do like that center better with one of the Solstice prints, don't you?

Goose in the Pond Variation: 15" block

I had a similar block in my 2007 calendar and this is how Patricia Bryant photographed it:

Goose in the Pond by Patricia Bryant

I really like combining the Moonlit with the Solstice. The colors are so happy together. My calendar has 32 blocks in this fantastic 15" size. You'll be seeing more of them in the weeks ahead.

Check with your local quilt shop to see if they have theirs in yet. I'm told June is the month they arrive!