Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Pinwheels in progress

I took advantage of the charm square special pricing at Green Fairy Quilts last week. (10 packages of charm squares for $69 and no shipping). That is significantly lower than I pay even with a 25% discount at Burkholder's so I had to do it! I ordered several Christmas collections and a gorgeous new collection from Sandy Gervais called Soho Chic.

I am using a technique for making pinwheels that I saw on a You Tube video from Missouri Star Quilt Company. You place two squares right sides together and then stitch around all four sides with a quarter inch allowance. You then cut the squares twice diagonally from corner to corner ending up with 4 half square triangle blocks.

A pack like this


ends up looking like a pile of these


Hopefully in a couple of days the pile will turn into a table runner!
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4 comments:

  1. Gemini Jen NZSeptember 11, 2013 at 6:58 AM

    Very cool, am looking forward to seeing the final result!

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  2. BonnieSeptember 11, 2013 at 4:01 PM

    Are you having any issues with the edges being on the bias? Every once in a while I find a half square triangle I had made previously has the bias on the outside edges. Doesn't seem to be a problem but I'd wonder about it for a bigger block. Love those Missouri Star videos.

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  3. ShaySeptember 11, 2013 at 4:57 PM

    Ive seen that tutorial too and Im using it at the moment to make some really big pinwheels. Its a great way to get them done.

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  4. Tangos TreasuresSeptember 12, 2013 at 8:22 AM

    Very pretty!! Great price too~

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