NUMBER OF BLOCKS (Finished size)
598 Pinwheel Blocks 3" x 3"
PLANNING THE QUILT
Call your friends and collect print scraps to make this easy cutey.
You can proudly show your quilt and tell them it contains 4,784 triangles—and you finished it without losing your mind!
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FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
White solid (blocks, binding) ... 5 1/2 yds.
Assorted prints (blocks) ... 5 yds. total
Backing ... 5 yds.
Batting ... Double size
OTHER MATERIALS
Sewing thread
Quilting thread (hand quilting)
Monofilament thread (machine quilting)
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CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS
White solid
1196 squares 2 3/8" x 2 3/8"
Assorted prints ... cut a total of:
598 pairs of 2 3/8" x 2 3/8" squares |
PIECING THE BLOCKS
1. On wrong side of white 2 3/8" square, draw
diagonal line with marking tool of your choice.
Referring to Diagram I, place white square on print 2 3/8" square,
right sides together. Sew 1/4 seam on each side of marked line; cut
apart on marked line. Press open to make pieced squares. Make 4 matching
for each block.
2. Quilting thread (hand quilting) Stitch
matching pieced squares together to make Pinwheel Block (see Diagram
II). Make 598 total.
Make 4 for each block
Diagram I |
Make 598
Diagram II |
QUILT TOP ASSEMBLY
3. Referring to Assembly Diagram, stitch 26 rows of 23 Pinwheel
Blocks each. Sew rows together.
Assembly Diagram
QUILTING AND FINISHING
4. *Layer and baste quilt top for quilting method of your choice.
Quilt as desired.
5. *Bind quilt with white solid fabric.
* see Quiltmaking
Lessons
Pattern
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