I did 3 pin wheels and this one turned out the best..but still not there..and I am stumped as to why. I ironed both pieces, placed one on top of the other (right sides facing in) and cut them to exact 5 in squares, pressed again..(just setting iron on top not actually moving it around on it) I then sewed 1/4 in seam all the way around it. I then cut it from corner to corner each time. Pressed each piece again (with seams going to the darker color) Sewed the top two together with 1/4 in seam, then the bottom two, then the two sections together. I then pressed again. Can anyone tell me what I may have done wrong? The pin wheel starts the 10th..I hate to start out behind because I can not get it to work right. ha ha ha Be a day late dollar short again lol oops forgot the picture...post that next.. a duh moment lol

Sorry..but I think it looks grat! What do you see that I don't?

Ditto here ... I'm seeing nice points all happily having a meeting in the center. Beautiful color selection too.

Unless I need new glasses I can't see a problem.. Please don't tell me I need new glasses .lol

Looks great to me! :)

I starch mine so the bias does not stretch. This looks good to me!

Hmm, not 100% sure, but when you cut corner to corner, open and press, how do the corners look? On your practice square, the corner in the extreme upper right looks like it would be perfect (stitching coming out a bit?), the one on the upper left looks a bit off, like the orange fabric comes down a bit rather than hitting the corner exactly. If these corners are a bit off, then when you join them the center is going to be off.

Ok I will try to attach a close up so you can see..the right side does not look like the left side.

!!!!!!!! When mine look that good, I call it 'done'!

Take your badge off. No quilt police on duty today. It looks great to me.

Your block look good to me.
On my sample......I used 8" sqs.....sewed 1/4" seam and cut into four triangles. When I measured each triangle....I found a slight difference. Then I trimmed them to 5 1/4" and found they fit together much better.
Can't wait to see all the pinwheels!

Looks fine to me too!

Nice job

Looks good to me too

looks good to me...i'm syill trying! :-)

try cutting your two squares as you did then draw a diagonal line -- stitch 1/4" on each side of the drawn line then cut on the line and flip open press. i think the precision may be a little better but i usually trim (square up) my blocks after pressing, before joining them. (to square them up i place the 45 degree line on my ruler along the diagonal then trim 2 sides, turn block line up diagonal again and trim the other 2 sides...

The spray starching will help alot with the bias plus remember when you do go to connect this pinwheel to the next block you might have to stretch just a little or ease up a little to make corners or points to match better - but that happens on most everyones. Also try to make sure that you are butting up your seams and locking them together it sure makes the block lay smoother.

Thanks,
Sherryl
Candlequilter

if you're thinking that the blades are not all going in the same direction, they are. otherwise, i don't know what what you see.

Looks good to me!

Looks great to me too! Are you a perfectionist?

Don't see the problem!

It looks great! Sounds like you're like me....picky...LOL. I want everything I make to be perfect and I get frustrated with myself when it isn't...which it NEVER is!!

I use the Easy Pinwheel block method from Missouri Star Quilt Co. There is a great tutorial on their web. It's so much easier than how you're doing them. Be sure to use a lot of starch on those bias edges :)

You will be making perfect pinwheels by the time you finish!
Practice makes perfect and all that. They look good to me and I'd use them in my quilt!

Something to try is to press your center seams open instead of to the side for less bulk in the middle.
See if that helps.

mythreesuns, that's how mine look and like you for a while I agonised over getting that final point 'perfect' - then I told myself they looked fantastic and sewed up more just like that one...

Your pinwheels are perfect just the way they are :)

your right or my right..they both look great! Are you talking about that ONE teeny, tiny little point not connecting to the other teeny, tiny little points?

Oh for pitys sake!!

I see nothing wrong with it at all. It's fine! No quilt police around here. :D

I love pinwheels, and other HST blocks. Even that small discrepancy would also drive me crazy. Try this.

When you are pinning to combine your subunits, make sure the seam allowance that is on top 'faces' the machine needle. Another way to say it is that the needle comes to the seam allowance before the previous seams.

If you want to have the seam allowance the other way because you will end up with dark under light, clip that previous seam allowance close to the new seam.

Doing it this way is no harder, but it looks much more impressive when the points meet exactly.

If this is not a clear statement, let me know and I'll post pix. I figured this one out for myself then saw it on Simply Quilts, back in the day. The reason is that once the seam allowance is locked in place with a stitch, the pressure foot can't push the upper seam allowance away from the lower one.

missgigglewings...thats the one I am talking about..when others have posted pics...theirs all look awesome.

QM sorry I do not understand what your trying to explain to me.

I am by far not a perfectionist...but I would like to be close. ha ha ha

It is just everyones quilts on here look so awesome..and I would love mine to be the same way.

Looks good to me :)

you're being too hard on yourself. it looks good.

I hope mine come out that good!

i think they look great have you pressed the north and south and east and west seams open that some times helps,still mine dont look as good as yours

My thoughts exactly!

Your pinwheel looks good-remember the more you practice the better/easier it gets.

Have you ridden by the block on your galloping horse? Kidding aside - I understand what your trying to show. Having made MANY pinwheels I really don't have an explanation for it - other than press those seams open and quit agonizing.

I've got a bunch done and am having a heck of a time with them. Figured I could do this. I had a bunch of 8 inch squared (from pot holders) and started out, plus cutting whites. They ended up 10 7/8 (some) and I have trimmed them all down to 10 1/2. Mine are a mess too. I'm so totally stumped, but moving ahead. I'm a fraud anyway. I sew, but I'm sure not a "quilter" like most of you are. I'm just to the point that I am going to keep going and probably hide it when I finish it. LOL

are you pressing or ironing them? ironing them pulls them out of shape a bit on the outside edges. Pressing the iron down on them helps keep the shape better. I think they are fine and surely close enough to just go for it.

the 2 on the right side or turned differently. Have all the blades turning the same way. Dont know how to say it differently to make sense.

PS they are beautifully done, No one would notice it when the quilt id finished.

I have to agree---methinks you're being too hard on yourself. ;)