April 2008
Bamboo and Pinwheel
Bamboo Block
Pinwheel Block
Bamboo and Pinwheels
Used with permission from Diana McClun and Laura Nownes of From Me to You designs.
Finished size of each block = 7-3/8"
For these blocks, use Oriental type fabrics, light, medium and dark.
Cut 1 strip from each medium and dark fabric 6-1/2" wide by 18" long.
Cut 2 strips from the light fabric 2-1/4" wide by 18" long.
Sew one strip of the light fabric to each of the 6-1/2" wide strips. The two strips should now measure about 8-1/4" wide by 18" long. Press the seam allowance toward the dark fabric.
Cut each strip into 8-1/4" squares (you will get two per strip.) Cut each square in half diagonally.
Separate the triangle units -- one makes the Bamboo square, the other the Pinwheel square. Using two different triangles from the Bamboo cuts, sew them as shown above. Using the remaining triangles, sew them together for the Pinwheel block as shown above.
This will give you two blocks, one for each drawing. As the blocks are not very large, there will be only one drawing for the Bamboo blocks and one for the Pinwheel blocks. The winner of each will receive the original pattern from the designers so as to be able to finish the quilts.