Clue #2 = Pinwheels w/BIG Reveal!

March is the beginning of our 'Twister Season' in the MidWest - now is a good time to create some Twister/Pinwheel blocks for our March 2022 Sweet Freedom Mystery:

Blue/White Pinwheel block


Pinwheels:

  • Thirty-two (32) 6 1/2" in-the-raw Blue/White Pinwheels, (6" FINISHED)
  • GO! Half-Square Triangle, (3" FINISHED), Die #55017

https://www.accuquilt.com/go-half-square-triangle-3-finished-square-die.html

As most know - there are a gazillion ways to cut/sew HSTs into Pinwheel blocks - here are a couple:



Fellow Blogger shares basic instructions on How To create a 6" FINISHED Pinwheel block:

http://delawarequilts.com/BOMs/BasicPinwheel/index.html

Cutting Tips:

  • It takes four (4) Blue and four (4) White Half Square Triangles/HSTs to create ONE (1) Pinwheel block - you need 32 TOTAL Blue/White Pinwheel blocks = 128 Blue HSTs and 128 White HSTs.
  • I was able to cut ALL my Half Square Triangles in less than an hour w/AccuQuilt GO! die & cutter...That's WHY I LOVE it ;-)  
  • Not only is cutting w/GO! dies accurate and Fast - ALL my 'dog ears' are already clipped off - one less thing to deal with...Time-Saver!


HSTs cut w/AccuQuilt GO! die - NO Dog Ears to trim!


Pressing Tips:

  • All my seams are pressed to the 'dark/Blue' side, which allowed them to 'nest' when it came time for final assembly of my Pinwheel Blocks...Quilter's Choice!


Blue/White Pinwheel back

Because my B'day is next week - will be taking off for a week or so.  As an early Birthday gift to ALL of you - here's the Big Reveal of our March 2022 'Twister' Sweet Freedom Mystery:

'Twister' - 58" x 70" FINISHED

The 'interior' setting w/Pinwheel blocks & Red/White/Red Rail fence blocks measures 42" x 54" WITHOUT any exterior borders.  My diagram shows four (4) perimeter borders = two (2) white, one (1) Blue and one (1) Red that 'each' measure 2" FINISHED ...Quilter's Choice IF you add ALL of them/some of them OR none at all...right?  

You 'also' have the option of ADDING more Pinwheel/Rail fence blocks to 'enlarge' this quilt, you could 'also' change the size of one and/or MORE of the perimeter borders...right?  

LOTS of sizing options are available to 'each' individual quilter, along with fabric/scrappy choices...Quilter's Choice!

We'll be taking a pause from our Sweet Freedom Mysteries to 'catch up' on a few things - including quilting our mystery quilts, bordering out/quilting/binding/labeling our precious Volunteer quilts, and Awarding quilts to our Beloved Veterans and Service Members.

Thanks for joining in on our Sweet Freedom Mysteries for 2022!

Deborah Lindley
Sweet Freedom Mystery


Clue #1:

Clue #2/BIG Reveal:

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