Annies - Pretty Pinwheels

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Pretty Pinwheels is a collection of fabulous quilts all created with pinwheel blocks. This book takes the traditional pinwheel to new and exciting places. Youll never think of pinwheels the same way once you page through this book. Youll find pinwheels made with Drunkards Path units, striped piecing, paper piecing, with appliqu embellishments and so much more. Pretty Pinwheels will open the door to your imagination and give you permission to explore other possibilities.

Skill levels range from confident beginner to intermediate and projects vary from wall hangings to bed-size quilts. As an added value and more options, weve added extra layout diagrams for those who would like to change the designers original size. Theres something for creative quilters and inspiration for all. Pinwheels will never seem the same once you discover Pretty Pinwheels.

Confident Beginner

Quilt Size: 53 53

Block Size: 13 13 finished

Number of Blocks: 9

Read all instructions before beginning this project. Stitch right sides together using a seam allowance unless otherwise specified. Refer to a favorite quilting guide for specific techniques. Materials and cutting lists assume 40 of usable fabric width.

Cut 4 (2" by fabric width) A strips.

Cut 4 (2" by fabric width) B strips.

Cut 6 (3" by fabric width) K/L strips.

Cut 8 (2" by fabric width) C strips.

Cut 6 (1" by fabric width) strips.

Subcut 1 strip into 25 (1") F squares. Set aside remaining strips for I/J strips.

Cut 6 (2" by fabric width) binding strips.

Cut 4 (7" by fabric width) strips.

Subcut strips into 18 (7") squares. Cut each square in half on 1 diagonal to make 36 D triangles.

Cut 3 (6 by fabric width) strips.

Subcut strips into 60 (1" 6") E strips.

Cut 5 (2" by fabric width) G/H strips.

Sew an A strip to a B strip and add a C strip to the A and B sides to make a strip set as shown in Figure 1. Press seams in one direction. Repeat to make a total of four strip sets.

Subcut the strip sets into 20 (7") squares as shown in Figure 2.

Cut each square in half on one diagonal to make 20 each A and AR triangles as shown in Figure 3. Set aside four AR triangles for another project.

Sew each A and AR triangle to a D triangle to make 20 A-D units and 16 AR-D units as shown in Figure 4; press seams toward D.

To complete one Turnstile A block, select four each A-D units and E strips, and one F square.

Join two A-D units with an E strip to make an A-D-E row as shown in Figure 5; press. Repeat to make a second A-D-E row.

Join two E strips with one F square to make the center row as shown in Figure 6; press.

Join the two A-D-E rows with the center row to complete one Turnstile A block as shown in Figure 7; press.

Repeat steps 58 to complete a total of five Turnstile A blocks.

Repeat steps 58 with the AR-D units to complete a total of four Turnstile AR blocks referring to Figure 8.

Refer to the Assembly Diagram for positioning of blocks, sashing and borders.

Sew an F square between two E strips to make a sashing unit, again referring to Figure 6; press. Repeat to make a total of 12 sashing units.

Arrange and join two Turnstile A blocks with one Turnstile AR block and two sashing units to make the top row; press. Repeat to make the bottom row.

Arrange and join two Turnstile AR blocks with one Turnstile A block and two sashing units to make the center row; press.

Arrange and join three sashing units and two F squares to make a sashing row; press. Repeat to make a second sashing row.

Join the block rows and the sashing rows to complete the quilt center; press.

Join the G/H strips on the short ends to make a long strip; press. Subcut strip into two each 2" 42" G strips and 2" 46" H strips.

Sew G strips to the top and bottom and H strips to opposite sides of the quilt center; press.

Join the I/J strips on the short ends to make a long strip; press. Subcut strip into two each 1" 46" I strips and 1" 48" J strips.

Sew I strips to the top and bottom and J strips to opposite sides of the quilt center; press.

Join the K/L strips on the short ends to make a long strip; press. Subcut strip into two each 3" 48" K strips and 3" 56" L strips.

Sew K strips to the top and bottom and L strips to opposite sides of the quilt center to complete the quilt top; press.