It's been a while since I've worked on this pinwheel quilt top, but my deadline is fast approaching so I've made a bit of time this week to get it done. A few years ago these cute pinwheel quilts appeared on many blogs and I fell in love with them. I even got a Lil' Twister tool so that I could make one. But before I even used it I found out about another way to do it that gave you less waste. Oooh, I had to look into that. Anita Grossman Solomon has a book called Rotary Cutting Revolution that shows how to make quite a few complicated looking blocks that take advantage of a paper cutting template and a rotary cutter. What's more, since the size of the block is determined by the size of the paper template I was able to play with its size to get a nice little 2" block. Yay! Plus the added bonus of being able to rearrange your pinwheels before you sew them, as I did here. Oh my goodness, did I really start this back in August? Geez, I need to get better about following through with my projects in a timely manner.
Here's Anita's book:
and here's the top:
The backing and batting are pinned so now it's time to quilt it. I'm getting pretty happy about it and am hoping to get it done by this weekend. Of course there's the pillows and mattress to match, but first things first, doncha think?
