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Patchwork Collectable Series: Pinwheel Block
Patchwork Collectable Series: Pinwheel Block
Patchwork Collectable Series: Pinwheel Block
Patchwork Collectable Series: Pinwheel Block
Patchwork Collectable Series: Pinwheel Block
Patchwork Collectable Series: Pinwheel Block

Patchwork Collectable Series: Pinwheel Block

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About this pattern

Quilting may seem daunting to a beginner, but this gorgeous block is as easy as pie. Reminiscent of the pinwheel toys you get at the seaside, this design is perfect for summer. Pair with Art Gallery Fabrics’ delightful Safari Moon collection and you’ve got a fresh, modern quilt which would be at home anywhere. Once you’ve made your blocks, choose a feature fabric like our fun zebras, and learn how to incorporate fussy cutting into your patchwork, too.

Essentials

  • Fabric: Art Gallery Fabrics, Safari Moon collection,
  • Village Horizon Rise; Soaring Free Cloudy; Overland
  • Journey Orange; Forest Leaves Raspberry; River
  • Shadows Midnight; Moonmoth Dusty; African Palm
  • Turquoise; Overland Journey Lime; Tribal Stripe
  • Grass, fat quarter of each; Animalia Splendour,
  • 1m; cotton, white, 1.5m
  • Quilt wadding, 1.5m

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    Make a pinwheel block

    1. Select five fat quarters of fabric: two light-coloured (we used Village Horizon Rise and Soaring Free Cloudy), two mid-tones (Overland Journey Orange and Forest Leaves Raspberry) and one dark (River Shadows Midnight). Download the template, print and trace onto thin card making sure to include the 5mm seam allowance. Note that the solid line is the sewing line and the dashed line is the cutting line.

    2. Trace around the templates onto the reverse of your fabrics. Use the darkest fabric for piece 3, the mid tones for pieces 1 and 4 and the lightest materials for pieces 2 and 5. Cut out four of each shape.

    3. Join pieces 1 and 2 to create a right-angled isosceles triangle [1], and press the seam. Join pieces 3, 4 and 5 to make a matching triangle [2], and press. Join the two secti

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