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Originally Posted by purplemem

I'm in! I've been wanting to do this.

Hi MJ. Good to see you again.

I think I will try, but won't start right away. I have Project Linus quilts to assemble(from blocks made by board members :-D ).

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Originally Posted by susiequilt

Hi. The previously posted pinwheel project by brush&thimble was canceled so I am starting another here.

Swan Song did one on 9 patch blocks and it was so successful we will use (steal) her idea doing pinwheels.

The idea is to make one pinwheel block a day for a certain length of time!
That doesn't sound hard does it?

There is no swapping involved, just make for your own self and come here to encourage others. This is for all quilting levels.

I am only using fabric from my stash for a stash buster quilt but you don't have to do that.

You make your pinwheels anyway you want. I am trying the method where you put blocks on top of each other, sew 1/4" around the outside edge and cut on each diagonal. (X) Then sew the block together and square up the block.

You could also put two blocks together and draw a diagonal line and then sew 1/4" on both sides of the line and cut apart then square up the blocks and sew 4 together to make the block.
5" charm squares would be good.

If we start on Feb 10th and end April 30th we should be able to make 78 blocks. If you need more blocks than that, take more time or occasionally make two a day.

Any one want to join me in making pinwheels?

:-D :-D

I'm in too. I have never done one of these so it should be fun. I'll start looking in my stash.

This is timely, already have some pink & cream print HS triangles pressed and piled up. Dumb ?, will it be breaking the rule if I started sewing this weekend? For without a doubt, I would lag behind some time during a week.

Do have a pack or two of charm squares that I might use.

I'll try it...might be tough to do on my weeks to work, but I can catch up on my weeks off! :)

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Originally Posted by phatquilts2

No. It's a good idea to get ahead so you could lag behind without feeling you have to drop out.
I just figured that some people might want to buy fabric so I didn't want to start too soon without them.

Thank you Susiequilt for picking this up! I had forgotten about it, and never dreamed I would be this busy.

Personally, I'm going to do a scrappy...just have to decide how they are going to be set...and of course, the size....

Count me in for this one! I did the 9-patch challenge & loved it. In fact, I'm just now getting ready to start hand quilting that quilt.

I just finished a quilt last Friday that I made with big pinwheels. I saw it on the Missouri Star Quilt site. I didn't use starch and didn't pull them, I'm not afraid of the bias edges. Just don't pull them.