Crafty Quilting Designs
Quilt measures 58 X 86
Pinwheel Star Quilt using a Kite Cut ....Fat Quarter Friendly
Requirements
Creative grids rulers (Crazier Eights 8")
Equilateral Triangle 60 degrees ruler
Rotary cutter
Rotating mat or board
8 Fat quarters- for kite cuts
1 fat quarter will give you 16 kite cutes (using A ) total kites 100
Sides cuts (back ground fabric ) solids total sides approx. 200 (using C ruler )
1 yard for the black
2.5 yards for the white to include floater borders and triangles
Borders-
White floater border at 2 inch's in width
2 yards Raspberry Paisley fabric for triangles cut from a 4 inch strip width
37 white and 37 paisley triangular cuts ( 9.5 cut on dotted line on 60 degree Triangle)
5 inch borders (end border)
Blocks make 30 blocks which can alternate with white or black back ground fabric (sides)
Backing Fabric 3.5 yards @44 inch's wide I used white on white spots.
Binding 1 yard I used blue floral at 2.5 in width by 4 strips ( if you make this size )
Steps to take
Using the crazier eights rulers A and C make A square by sewing 1 kite cut from ruler A and 2 side cuts from ruler C as shown in the video to make to a square then into a block that has 4 squares .
sold cuts example only
print fabric A cut white C cut 4 squares required block not in actual layout in quit
Sew squares together to make block , square up to 10inch
TIP YOU MUST DO THIS
One you have made all squares, play around to find the layout as shown in the pics below that you can choose for your quilt layout, do this before stitching into blocks. I chose the on point layout
Sew the blocks together once you have decided on your layout, you need to make 30 blocks
Select 7 blocks and lay aside these will be used for setting on point at the ends to make the quilt top a rectangular shape.
Lay out your blocks on point to form as shown in the video or pic above.
Cut the remaining blocks in half from point to point diagonally from point to point . and lay out as shown below.
Sew blocks together row by row as shown in the video, once sewn together, measure the quilt top to know the amount you will need for your white floater border at 2 inch width.
eg Measure all sides of the quilt , total the sides then divide by the WOF 40 (width of fabric) see video.
For the second border
Cut and sew the triangles as shown in the video make as suggested in the pattern if making this actual size.
Measure the border again for the 5inch border used the calculation method as mention before.
Once you have cut and sew on on your final border your quilt top is ready for batting, backing and quilting.
Again you will need the same mathematics calculation for the binding amount of 2.5 inch strip required.
Enjoy.
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