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fabric designer and author of A Cut

Above, published by Martingale.

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Materials NOTE Fabrics in the quilt shown are from the Favorite things collection by Gerri robinson of Planted seed Designs for red rooster Fabrics.

17⁄8 yards blue print for blocks

1½ yards cream print #1 for blocks,

borders, and binding3⁄8 yard each of 3 assorted cream prints

for blocks

3¼ yards backing fabric

Twin-size quilt batting

Pinwheels&PaddlewheelsHere’s another one of those classic two-color quilts we all love. This one starts with simple paddlewheel

blocks, which, when assembled, also create pinwheels.

quilt by GErri rObiNsON machine quilted by DEb MiNEr

Finished size:

48" × 48"

Finished blocks:

25 (8")

Paddlewheel

blocks

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A

Diagonal Seam Unit Diagrams

Paddlewheel Block Diagrams

Quilting Diagram

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A

Diagonal Seam Unit Diagrams

Paddlewheel Block Diagrams

Quilting Diagram

CuTTingMeasurements include ¼" seam

allowances.

From blue print, cut:

• 25(2½"-wide)strips.Fromstrips,

cut200(2½"×4½")Arectangles.

From cream print #1, cut:

• 4(4½"-wide)lengthwise strips. Fromstrips,cut2(4½"×48½")topandbottombordersand2(4½"×40½")sideborders.

• 3(2½"-wide)lengthwise strips. Fromstrips,cut50(2½")Bsquares.

• 4(2¼"-wide)lengthwise strips for binding.

From each oF 3 assorted cream prints, cut:

• 4(2½"-wide)strips.Fromstrips,cut50(2½")Bsquares.

PaDDlewheel Block asseMBly 1. referring to Diagonal Seam Unit

Diagrams,place1creamBsquare

atop1blueprintArectangle,

right sides facing. stitch

diagonallyfromcornertocorner

asshown.Trim¼"beyond

stitching. Press open to reveal

triangle. Make 200 Diagonal

SeamUnits.

2. Layout8DiagonalSeamUnits

asshowninPaddlewheel Block

Diagrams.Jointocomplete1

Paddlewheelblock.Make25

Paddlewheelblocks.

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Quilt Top Assembly DiagramB

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Diagonal Seam Unit Diagrams

Paddlewheel Block Diagrams

Quilting Diagram

Quilt Top Assembly Diagram

Quilt asseMBly1. LayoutblocksasshowninQuilt

Top Assembly Diagram.

2. Joinblocksintorows;joinrows

tocompletequiltcenter.

3. Addcreamprintsidebordersto

quiltcenter.Addcreamprinttop

andbottomborderstoquilt.

FinishinG1. Dividebackinginto2(15⁄8-yard)

lengths. Cut 1 piece in half

lengthwisetomake2narrow

panels.Join1narrowpanelto

widerpanel;pressseamallowance

towardnarrowpanel.Remaining

narrowpanelisextra.

2. Layerbacking,batting,andquilt

top;baste.Quiltasdesired.Quilt

shownwasquiltedwithcurved

trianglesinthecreampinwheel

sections,andfeathersinthe

bluepaddlewheelsectionsand

borders (Quilting Diagram).

3. Join2¼"-widecreamprint#1

strips into 1 continuous piece

forstraight-grainFrench-fold

binding.Addbindingtoquilt.3

triedktruetesteD For you

we gave our block a grounded look with dark-tone fabrics in rust and brown from the Penelope collection by sue Beers for northcott.

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