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Quilt Patterns Can't Stop Spinnin' Quilting How Tos Hand Marbling How to Janet's Books Easy-to-Make Dollhouse Quilts If you've read Rodale Press's Classic American Quilt Series, you've read other books by Janet. She was the freelance writer for eight out of ten books in that series, and continued writing and editing for other Rodale quilting books. She has also been a contributor to other topnotch quilting publications.
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This easy quilt block is assembled with one simple little unit that's sewn in three different color combinations. It makes the block appear to be complicated, but trust me, it goes together in a flash. Don't feel limited to using the colors shown in the drawing. The illustrations are there to help make piecing instructions clear, and give you guidelines for color value placement, but choose fabrics and colors that appeal to your tastes. Do try to keep the values consistent as shown, so that the spin of the inner components becomes visible when the quilt blocks are assembled. The instructions make one quilt block. Repeat to make as many blocks as needed for your quilt. Use an exact 1/4" seam allowance for all seams. Cut all pieces with the fabric's straight grain parallel to outer edges.
2. Place a yellow square at one end of a medium green rectangle, right sides together and edges matching exactly. 3. Sew a seam from corner to corner, following the marked line on the square. Press to set the seam, then cut excess triangle edge, leaving an approximate 1/4" seam allowance. IMPORTANT 5. Now sew a black square to the end of each light blue rectangle. Trim and press as before. Assemble the Quilt Block 1. Arrange the components of a block as shown below, turning units so that the yellow triangles form a pinwheel at the block's center. 2. Sew the top two units together. Press seam allowance toward the green rectangle. Repeat, sewing the bottom components together, again pressing toward the green rectangle. Join the two halves to complete the block. Press.
The layout below illustrates how 16 identical blocks would look placed side by side. A scrap quilt will look somewhat different, since a variety of components are used. Instructions and Graphics Quilt Guilds: You may use this pattern in your Guild classes provided the instructions are marked with the copyright information above.
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Can't Stop Spinnin'
Make the Pieced Units
Carefully press the seam allowance towards the green rectangle. Some people prefer to press the seam allowance before trimming-back. Try both methods to see which works best for you.If your squares are not terribly light, it's fine to press towards the squares on these and all other units.
Did You Know
4. Sew a yellow square to the end of each medium blue rectangle. Trim just as you did for previous units.
6. Sew a yellow/green unit to a light blue/black unit, arranging them as shown here. Press seam allowance either direction. Repeat to make a second identical unit.
7. Sew a yellow/medium blue unit to a light blue/black unit, arranging them as shown here. Press seam allowance either direction. Repeat to make a second identical unit.
