That's fun you mentioned winding ways. I was looking at this specialized curved ruler on Amazon a couple days ago. It might be the same block, but a different size. It looked like there were lots of creative ways to use this ruler. I haven't done much with curves.
Here's the pattern:
AmazonSmile: Chic Country Quilt Pattern: Arts, Crafts & Sewing
Here's the ruler:
AmazonSmile: Sew Kind of Wonderful QCR Quick Curve Ruler
I put it on my wishlist!