not so simple after all.......
03-12-2010, 02:01 PM
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your thoughts on pinwheel orientation, please. i have been wanting to work on something simple like the pinwheel block. i have been studying many pix on the net. i would like to hear from those who see/don't see a difference in the way these pinwheel's "wheels" are situated. some move left and some move right and some look as though they ARE moving......??? has anyone else noticed this? Help! and thanx in advance for any explanation you can offer!! or do i just need to close my eyes and make them go away?
03-12-2010, 02:11 PM
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I made a Jacob's Ladder variation with pinwheel centers. All of them go the same direction. When I added pinwheels in the border, I didn't notice at first, but they are going in the opposite direction. My preference is that they have a semblance of order.
[IMG]http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...der_detail.jpg[/IMG]
Why don't you draw it out on graph paper and color them in. Then you can see the different effects and decide which one you like better.
[IMG]http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...der_detail.jpg[/IMG]
Why don't you draw it out on graph paper and color them in. Then you can see the different effects and decide which one you like better.
03-12-2010, 02:18 PM
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As long as they all go the same direction it really doesn't matter. When I was making my granddaughter's quilt I was fortunate to notice after only the third block being done that they are not all going the same direction and fixed them.
03-12-2010, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
I made a Jacob's Ladder variation with pinwheel centers. All of them go the same direction. When I added pinwheels in the border, I didn't notice at first, but they are going in the opposite direction. My preference is that they have a semblance of order.
[IMG]http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...der_detail.jpg[/IMG]
Why don't you draw it out on graph paper and color them in. Then you can see the different effects and decide which one you like better.
[IMG]http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...der_detail.jpg[/IMG]
Why don't you draw it out on graph paper and color them in. Then you can see the different effects and decide which one you like better.
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