Quilt Ladies Walking Pin Wheel Quilt Pattern

Walking Pinwheel 

has gone NUTS.  

I'm asked for it 2-3 times a week. So, to make things a bit

easier on me, here to go ! 

BUT keep comments coming, 

you NEVER know what you will receive back ! 

Walking Pin Wheel Quilt Pattern Block

Finished Block size 12” x 12” Cutting for ONE Block

Cut 4 Yellow – 4 1/2” x 2 1/2”

Cut 8 White – 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”

Make Flying Geese

Cut 4 Burgundy – 2 1/2” x 2 1/2

Cut 2 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” 

Cut 6 Green – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 6 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 2 Burgundy – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 8 White – 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”

Do 4 of this Unit 

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Turn block and sew into rows and rows into the block

Finished Block

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Mini Log Cabin Quilt Pattern from The Quilt Ladies

I love Log Cabin Quilt Patterns and this ONE is a Little one ! 

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Each block has a finished size of 3 1/2"  

and finished quilt size of  21"X 24.5"

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How to do my Piecing of a Quilt Triangle

I recently posted a picture of one of my quilt blocks on Facebook and the talk turned to points on triangles. I thought I'd share how I do my triangles with you.  2012 Block of the Month starts next week and there will be triangles !

As I always say, "No one who receives a quilt or sleeps under one, will care, 
if a few points are cut off !" So, relax

 The triangle. Just like the square if you are not ready to purchase a rotary cutter and mat. You will need to make a freezer paper pattern.  How to do Square's HERE

Take the FINISHED size of the square you want and add 7/8 of an inch.
example:
for a finished size 2 inch square you will cut your fabric 2 7/8" x 2 7/8"
for a finished size 3 inch square you will cut your fabric 3 7/8" x 3 7/8"
for a finished size 4 inch square you will cut your fabric 4 7/8" x 4 7/8"

And so on, either make you freezer paper pattern or up with a rotary cutter and ruler.

I've used a 3 inch FINISHED Square cut 3 7/8" x 3 7/8"

A light and a dark.

On the Wrong side of the light fabric draw a line from corner to corner.

This is the cutting line NOT sewing line

On your sewing machine sew a straight seam, 1/4" from the line.

Turn and do the same thing on the other side.

(when I have many to sew, I do chain piecing, one right after another, not stopping the machine until all finished and then turn and do the other side)

If NEW do them one at a time.

Cut on the drawn Cutting line.

You have 2 triangles

Open them up and 2 triangles

Press your seam to the dark fabric and trim the end tail off.

This is your finished triangle


GIVE IT A TRY.... IT'S NOT HARD.

Pieced together a triangle to a block

Added this as a strip to another piece.  Pin as much as you need, check as you pin to make sure

you have the 1/4 seam allowance.   At this time if you like you could draw on your sewing line, lightly with a pencil. 

Press the fabric to one side, usually to the dark fabric

The point. 

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When you Ask Grandma for a Quilt, You get a Quilt !

 Last year for the holiday's I did three quilts for three of the Grands.

Well, the oldest did not receive one of the new quilts last year !  April at his birthday he asked for a quilt for Christmas.

So, I've collected fabrics and this is my starting off place.

Now, the four basics.

Adding the Grandma fun !

No solid background for this one !

Grand #1's finished line up, here I go ! !

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Bias Tape the OLD Fashion Way

Bias Tape is NOT hard to make, you will need 

2 Straight Pins

1 Piece of fabric cut 1" x 3" approx - Holding Strip

The strip you will make into bias tape, I cut mine large to show, normal cut will be 

3/4" to 1 1/4" wide. 

A dry Iron  and Ironing board. bethanndoing.com

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Iron over your edges, 1/8" to 1/4" and Press

Do both sides

Lay your started binding down, press side up.
Take your Holding Strip and lay on top, Pin into your ironing board cover next to the bias tape.

Pull the bias tape

And, with a hot, dry iron press, at first do a bit, and lift iron, pull and iron.

As the tape becomes longer you can leave the iron and pull slowly.
(Other side view)

Pull tape slowly

Good side of bias tape.

I like to roll mine  to keep it until I'm ready to use it.
I learned this years ago from a Home Eco. teacher in the 70's
No need to buy a machine to do this for you !  But, you can if you like !

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How to make a Rice Bag

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Rice Bag

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This is one of the things you think you will NEVER need or want  ! ! 

I need it and I want it. 

Make one for everyone and for yourself. 

It's simple white non-cooked rice in a bag, warm it in the Microwave and you have a heating pad. I use it all year around.

I like to use Flannel, but cotton and fleece work too

Cut  8 Flannel Squares - 2 7/8" x 2 7/8"
Cut 2 Cotton Squares 2 7/8' x 2 7/8"

Make Triangles - How to HERE

You will have 16 squares

Piece them into 4 rows, 4 in each row.

Sew the rows together.

For the Rice Bag

Cut a piece of fabric 9" x 28" 

Fold in half and press

Sew both of the long sides together,

Using a 5/8" seam allowance

Turn the bag right side out, pull corners out and press

Top Stitch 1/4" around sides, and bottom.

Fill bag with rice. (I use the cheapest I can find)

I put 6 Cuts of White right in mine (try it and add what you like)

Turn in the top edge and pin and top stitch across the top.

Mine is turned in about 2 inches. I like it firm.

Cut 2 Flannel pieced 12" x 8 1/2" 

(if you didn't make you bag as firm add fabric to length here)

Sew one to each side

Press the edge under and fold over, press.

Top Stitch both sides.

Fold one of the edges, right side to right side over to the center of the patchwork.

Fold the other edge over 1 1/4" and sew both of the sides closed.

Turn bag right side out.

Fill Flannel bag with Rice Bag

You can add a Velcro here to hold closed, BUT I leave it open,

so my foot can get inside of it in.... NOTHING better.

The Finished Rice Bag.
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HAPPY Christmas IN July

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