Around the Net: Pinwheel Tutorial (125)

OH MY G!! Sheila has found the perfect pinwheel tutorial and I wanted to share it with all of you.

The only difference between this and your standard method of drawing two diagonal lines on point then sewing is...when you cut the half square triangles apart they finish smaller.

Standard method of drawing the diagonal lines: 2 squares that are 3" you get 2 half square triangles that are 2.5"

This new method: 2 squares that are 3" you get 4 half square triangles that are 1.5"

I'm going to for sure try this with the next pinwheel blocks I need done!! Thanks Sheila

Comments

[Jen]

I just watched that over at the Missouri Star Quilt Company blog. I love their little tutorials and their daily deals. Thanks for sharing.

[Vivian]

Thanks for the tutorial...I swear some people are just so creative, I must try that (eyeing up the charm square packs).

[janita]

wow is that ever easy. I am working on a pinwheel quilt now.
I am going to try this soon. Just thinkingfor kids who want to sew pinwheels it would
be a great technique because you don't need to mark the sewing lines!
Thanks for sharing the tutorial!

[SheilaC]

Don't they have the best tutorials, Val??

Have fun!

SheilaC

[Jackie]

Wow! What a fantastic tip/tutorial! I can't believe I haven't heard of this before.