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Double Pinwheel Quilt Block Introduction and Cutting Chart
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Double Pinwheel Quilt Block

Illustration © Janet Wickell

Double Pinwheel Quilt Block Introduction

Finished Block Size: 12" x 12" square

The Double Pinwheel quilt block has sixteen units, eight half-square triangles and eight squares.

Use the colors shown in my illustrations as a guide to help you assemble the Double Pinwheel block, but choose any colors you wish. I made my center pinwheel a combination of dark blue and bright yellow. The pinwheel extensions are lighter versions of both colors.

Double Pinwheel Block Cutting Chart

Dark Blue:

  • Two 3-7/8" x 3-7/8" squares

Butter Yellow

  • Two 3-7/8" x 3-7/8" squares

Lighter Blue

  • Two 3-7/8" x 3-7/8" squares
  • Four 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" squares

Lighter Yellow

  • Two 3-7/8" x 3-7/8" squares
  • Four 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" squares

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