Intermediate ⁕⁕
Perky Pinwheels
PROJECT
Dimensional pinwheel flowers make this pattern pop! Learn to make
Double Prairie Points in our Sew Easy lesson on page 5.
Size: 55½" × 55½"
Blocks: 13 (8") blocks
Materials
1 yard white solid for blocks
¾ yard white print for setting
triangles
15⁄8 yards blue print for blocks and
outer border
1 yard pink solid for blocks and
inner border
½ yard yellow print for middle border
1 yard multicolor stripe for sashing
and bias binding
1½ yards of ½"-wide green rickrack
Paper-backed fusible web
3½ yards backing fabric
Twin-size quilt batting
Quilt by Karen
DuMont.
Karen DuMont enjoys designing bright, whimsical
appliqué quilts as well as teaching and presenting
trunk shows for guilds and shops.
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B
Cutting
Prairieinclude
Point ¼"
Diagram
Measurements
seam
allowances. Border strips are exact
length needed.You may want to cut
them longer to allow for piecing
Prairie
Point
variations.
Pattern
for Diagram
Circle is
on page 4. Follow manufacturer’s
instructions for using fusible web.
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video, see See Easy: Fusible Web
Appliqué at www.fonsandporter.
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From white solid, cut:
• 7 (4½"-wide) strips. From strips,
cut 52 (4½") B squares.
From white print, cut:
• 1 (14¾"-wide) strip. From
strip, cut 2 (14¾") squares. Cut
squares in half diagonally in
both directions to make 8 quartersquare side setting triangles.
• 1 (85⁄8"-wide) strip. From strip,
cut 2 (85⁄8") squares. Cut squares
in half diagonally to make 4 halfsquare corner setting triangles
Prairie Point Diagram
From blue print, cut:
From pink solid, cut:
4. Position 1 (4"-long) piece of
• 7 (3"-wide) strips. From strips,
Block
Unit
Diagram
cut
52 (3"
× 4½")
A rectangles.
• 6 (1½"-wide) strips. Piece strips
to make 4B (1½" × 60") inner
border strips.
Block
Unit Diagram
• 13
Circles.
rickrack atop 1 block. Stitch
rickrack to block using matching
thread. Refer to photo on page 1
for rickrack placement.
5. Position 1 pink Circle atop block;
fuse. Appliqué in place using
Block Assembly
Diagram
matching
thread to complete
1 block (Block Diagram). Make
13 blocks.
From yellow print, cut:
• 6 (2"-wide) strips. Piece strips
to make 4 (2" × 60") middle
border strips.
From multicolor stripe, cut:
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Block Diagram
Diagram
Block
block Assembly
Quilt Assembly
1. Referring to Sew Easy: Double
1.CJoin 1 block, 2 sashing rectangles,
Prairie Points on page 5, make
52 Double Prairie Points using
blue print A rectangles for “front”
and pink A rectangles for “lining”
of Prairie Points (Prairie Point
Diagram).
and 1 blue
print
C square as
Block
Diagram
shown in Sashing Diagrams. Make
13 pre-sashed blocks.
C
Sashing Diagrams
B
Prairie Point Diagram
Prairie Point Diagram
2. Baste 1 Prairie Point to 1 white
B square as shown in Block Unit
Diagram. Make 52 Block Units.
B
Block Unit Diagram
Block Unit Diagram
• 6 (4½"-wide) strips. Piece strips
3. Referring to Block Assembly
Circle
to make 4 B
(4½" × 60") outer
Diagram join 4 Block Units
as
border strips.
shown.
• 7 Block
(3"-wide)
strips.
From strips,
Unit
Diagram
Quilting Diagram
cut 52 (3" × 4½") A rectangles.
• 2 (2"-wide) strips. From strips,
cut 24 (2") C squares.
ram
Block Assembly Diagram
• 9 (2"-wide) strips. From strips, cut
36 (2" × 8½") sashing rectangles.
• 240" of 2¼"-wide bias strips.
Join strips to make bias binding.
Sashing Diagrams
Sashing
Diagrams
Block Unit
Diagram
2. Lay out pre-sashed blocks,
remaining sashing rectangles and
C squares, and setting triangles
as shown in Quilt Top Assembly
Diagram. Join into diagonal rows;
Block A
join rows to complete quilt
center.
3. Join 1 pink border strip, 1 yellow
print border strip, and 1 blue print
border strip as shown in Quilt Top
Assembly Diagram. Make 4 borders.
Block Assembly Diagram
B
Block Assembly Diagram
Quilting Diagram
Block Assembly
Diagram
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4. Add borders to quilt center,
mitering corners.
1. Divide backing into 2 (1¾-yard)
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Finishing
lengths. Cut 1 piece in half
lengthwise to make 2 narrow
panels. Join 1 narrow panel
to each side of wider panel;
press seam allowances toward
narrow panels.
2. Layer backing, batting, and quilt
top; baste. Quilt as desired. Quilt
shown was quilted with feather
designs in border, sashing, and
setting triangles, and meandering
loops in block background
(Quilting Diagram).
Quilting Diagram
Quilting Diagram
NOTE: Do not quilt through
loose Prairie Points.
3. Add binding to quilt. triedkTrue
C
Tested for you
Use a beautiful print for the
sashing and coordinating toneB
on-tone prints for the pinwheel
Prairie Point
blocks.Diagram
These fabrics are from
Block Unit Diag
the Farmers Market collection
by Kelly Mueller of the Wooden
Bear for Red Rooster Fabrics. 
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Quilt Top Assembly Diagram
Quilt Top Assembly Diagram
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