Farmer's Wife - Week 24

For week 24 of our Farmer's Wife Quilt-along, we will be making more Flying Geese units and HSTs.  The blocks we are making are:

• Block 25 - Cups & Saucers
• Block 62 - Old Windmill
• Block 105 - Wild Goose Chase

Before starting, familiarize yourself with the HST and Flying Geese tutorials.  The HST tutorial explains how to make two HSTs at a time, but you could also use this tutorial we recently found to make eight at a time.  Remember that the Flying Geese tutorial gives two options, one for making one at a time and another for making four at a time.  Choosing between options will depend on how many of the same unit you need for your design.

Since two of the blocks require the same size Flying Geese units, I may combine my energy and make all of the units for both blocks at the same time, using the four-at-a-time method, allowing me to mix and match the units.

Block 25 - Cups & Saucers

This block is essentially a 9-patch block with HSTs in the corners, a center square, and four side units that each have two Flying Geese units.  Start by making the following parts:

• Four 2 inch HSTs, made from 2 7/8 inch squares and trimmed to 2 1/2 inches
• One square for the center cut 2 1/2 inches square
• Eight Flying Geese units, making their finished size 1 inch by 2 inches

Farmer's Wife - Block 25 - Cups & Saucers

Block 62 - Old Windmill

To make this block, we'll need 16 HSTs.  Your own block design will dictate how many of each combination you'll need, but for me, I'll need the following:

• Six green and white HSTs
• Six blue and white HSTs
• Four yellow and white HSTs

If you are using the two-at-a-time method, start with 2 3/8 inch squares and trim the HSTs to 2 inches before assembling. 

Farmer's Wife - Block 62 - Old Windmill

Block 105 - Wild Goose Chase

For Wild Goose Chase, we need the following parts:

• Twelve Flying Geese units with finished size 1 inch by 2 inches (not including seam allowance)
• One rectangle cut 2 1/2 inches by 6 1/2 inches

Assemble six of the Flying Geese units, all facing the same direction, into a strip.  Repeat.  Then attach each of these strips to either side of the large rectangle piece.  The original Farmer's Wife design calls for the Flying Geese units to face the same direction, but I'll likely switch mine.  After all, it wouldn't be all that "wild" if they all go the same way.

Farmer's Wife - Block 105 - Wild Goose Chase

See instructions for Week 22 of our Farmer's Wife Quilt-Along.