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Skills You'll Use to Make the Pinwheel BlockUnderstanding Color ValueColor Wheel Basics for QuiltersQuick Pieced Triangle Square Units More Important Quilting SkillsHow to Press Your Quilt BlocksQuarter Inch SeamsHow to Cut Patchwork Shapes Free Quilting PatternsAttic Windows with a TwistJanet's Ugly QuiltQuilt Pattern Index Pinwheel Quilt Block Pattern - Free Quilt PatternsInspiration Fabric & Pinwheel Quilt Block ConstructionBeginner Block Lotto, February 2007The pinwheel quilt block was the pattern used for our February, 2007, Beginner Block Lotto, a popular activity on our General Quilting Forum. Swappers made 8" finished blocks in a monochromatic color layout that coordinated with the 2007 Hoffman Challenge fabric, shown above. Change the theme to suit your needs.Pinwheel quilt blocks are made with four half-square triangle units that are dark on one side and light the other. The differing color value makes the pinwheel blocks appear to spin when they're sewn together. The starting point for "dark" and "light" is up to you--but it's important to choose fabrics that contrast with each other or you'll lose the pinwheel's spin. Sew with tone-on-tone fabrics or choose prints that "read" as (look like) the color you're targeting when viewed from a distance. Avoid true multi-colored prints with no definite color.
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