During 2020 we will be doing blocks from the “One Hundred and one Patchwork Patterns” book by Ruby Short McKim. The book was published in 1931, and my husband’s maternal Grandmother learned to quilt from this book. These blocks are done in her honor.
The Weathervane is the first block that we are doing, and includes HST (Half Square Triangles) and Flying Geese. The original instructions were for a 12” finished block using templates for the pieces. This is the size our blocks will be as well.
Fabric Requirements
Dark – 5″ square (center)
Orange – 10″ x 21″ (outside edges)
White – 10″ x 10″ (updated 02/01/2020)
Yellow – 5 1/2″ x 15″
Cutting Pieces
Assembly
HST 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ Unfinished
- Using the one orange and one yellow 4″ x 4″ piece
- Place front sides together
- Stitch 1/4″ along all four sides of square (red line is stitching)
4. Cut Diagonally from Corner to corner both directions (purple lines)
- Press open, resulting in 4 HST
- Repeat using the other two 4″ x 4″ pieces, to create a total of 8 HST
Flying Geese 4 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ unfinished
Using the 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ White and 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″ orange (4 pieces)
- Draw a diagonal line across the back of the four 2 7/8″ squares
- Place two 2 7/8″ squares on opposite corners of the 5 1/4″ square, right sides together, with the lines flowing together.
- Stitch 1/4″ along both sides of the drawn lines
- Cut along the drawn lines
- Press open
- Place one 2 7/8″ square on the corner of one of the two pieces with the diagonal lines flowing into the middle of the triangles.
- Stitch 1/4″ along both sides of the drawn line
- Cut along the drawn line
- Press open
- Repeat step 3 for the other piece
- Square-up the Flying geese to 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″, makings sure to have ¼” seam allowance above the white point.
- You should have a total of 4.
Assemble the pieces according to the layout
- Press your seams, and your block is done.
I look forward to seeing all your wonderful blocks! Make sure to post on the Facebook group!
Click Here for a downloadable PDF of the instructions.
Thank you for joining us for this January 2020 block of the month!
We will have two blocks for January, so stay tuned for the next block mid-month!
Lisa's Quilting Passion 
It would be helpful if I knew which directions to press the seams.
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Hello Judy, I try to add the best way to press the seams in my videos, some of the my instructions do not have it, where others do. I will try to remember to add that. 🙂
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Is there a specific color scheme chosen to connect all the blocks together or just pick a color scheme for each separate block?
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No specific color theme. You can do scrappy or find colors that coordinate. I am using about 8 different colors, using up fabrics from another project.
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