Australian_Homespun_2016_07_

Sheep Wagon block Pinwheel Circles

Step 13

Step 14

Step 15

9

Trim the background rectangle to

measure 8^1 ⁄ 2 in high by 12^1 ⁄ 2 in wide

with the appliqué centred.

Pinwheel Circles blocks

10

Each Pinwheel block is made

from two different fabrics,

using the 3^7 ⁄ 8 in squares you cut from

fabrics A, B, D, F, H, J, K, N, U and W

and two of the 3^7 ⁄ 8 in squares cut from

fabrics R and S. Decide on the fabrics

you will use for each block, referring

to the photograph of Natalie’s blocks

if you wish to make them the same as

hers. You will need two 3^7 ⁄ 8 in squares

of each fabric – four squares in all

• to make a block.

11

To make a block, rule a

diagonal line from corner to

corner on the wrong side of the 3^7 ⁄ 8 in

squares of the lighter fabric.

12

Match each marked square

with a square cut from the

other fabric, right sides together, and

sew^1 ⁄ 4 in either side of the ruled line.

Cut along the marked line to yield

two half-square triangle units.

13

Arrange the four half-square

triangle units in two rows of

two to form a pinwheel pattern. Sew

the squares in pairs and join the

rows to complete the square block.

14

Centre the cardboard circle

you prepared in Step 6 on the

wrong side of the square pinwheel

block and trace around it with the

blue marker. Cut it out by eye about

(^3) ⁄ 8 in outside the traced line.
15
Work a line of running stitch
around the edge of a pinwheel
NATALIE’S
PINWHEEL TIP
Sewing a tiny invisible stitch in
the centre of the Pinwheel Circles
into the background fabric will
help them to sit flat on the quilt.
circle, centre the cardboard template
on the wrong side of it and pull up
the thread to gather the allowance
over the back. Press well from both
sides and remove the cardboard
circle. Press again.
OUR FABRICS
This quilt uses a large variety of
print and solid fabrics selected by
Natalie from the Tilda ‘Autumn
Tree’, Tilda ‘Sweetheart’ and Kona
‘Solids’ ranges, distributed in
Australia by Two Green Zebras.