Double Pinwheel

Skill Level INTERMEDIATE

Finished Size 12" x 12"

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Cutting Instructions

Wine
... Piece A - cut two squares 5 3/8", cut in half once diagonally to make four triangles

Stripe
... Piece B - cut four rectangles 2 1/4" x 5 1/8". Referring to Diagram 1, cut into "one-way" half trapezoids

Blue
... Piece C - cut one square 4 3/4", cut in half diagonally twice to make four triangles

Background
... Piece D - cut four rectangles 2" x 6 7/8". Referring to Diagram 1, cut into "one-way" half trapezoids.
... Piece E - cut one square 7 1/4", cut in half diagonally twice to make four triangles

Cutting One-way Half Trapezoid

Place rectangles, right side of fabric up, on cutting mat. Using 45° angle line on the ruler, cut off lower right corner. CUT EXACTLY AS SHOWN IN DIAGRAM 1

Diagram 1

Step 1. Stitch together pieces A - E as shown in Diagram II to make sub-unit. Make 4.

Diagram II

Step 2. Refer to Assembly Diagram for following steps. Sew 2 rows of 2 sub-units each. Sew rows together to make Double Pinwheel Block.

Assembly Diagram

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hightower

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design

So very pretty and easy to follow>

Mar 02, 2012 at 05:28 PM

MaggieLee

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Simpely Elegant

This block looks hard but it is so pretty and easy.

Feb 11, 2010 at 10:36 AM

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