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Make This: Prairie Pinwheel Baby Quilt Tutorial

Cami of our Creative Team is back with a stunning baby quilt tutorial!  Made with pinwheel and snowball blocks, this generously-sized baby quilt is accented by prairie points and a sweet checked border.  We also have put together quilt kits with all of the same fabrics for you to make your own! (Kits are sold out.) Finished size is 48″x56″.  Here is the full photo tutorial:

Prairie Pinwheel Baby Quilt

Supplies Needed:

1 1/4 yards focal print fabric (used for snowball blocks)

3/8 yard of 4 coordinating prints (used for pinwheel blocks)

1 Swiss Dot 10″ Stacker Pack or 8 10″ squares

5/8 yard border fabric (we used Gray Check)

5/8 yard solid white fabric

1/2 yard binding fabric

3 1/4 yards backing fabric

Cut List:

Pinwheel

4 coordinating prints- Cut into 5” strips, then cut into 5” squares.  You will end up with 8- 5” squares for each fabric for a total of 32.

8- 10” Squares of Swiss Dot- Cut into 5” squares for a total of 32- 5” squares. 002

Snowball

1 yard focal print fabric- Cut into 4- 8 ¾” strips, then cut those strips into 8 ¾” square for a total of 20- 8 ¾” squares.

5/8 yard White fabric for snowball corners for both snowball and pinwheel blocks- Cut into 8-2 ¾” strips- Cut strips into 2 ¾” squares for a total of 120- 2 ¾” squares. IMG_0357

Border and Prairie Points

5/8 yard border fabric- Cut into 4” strips for a total of 5 strips.

¼ yard of all 5 prints used in the pinwheels and snowballs- Cut into 3 ½” strips, then cut into 3 ½” squares for a total of about 70 3 ½” squares. Iron in half diagonally with right sides out, and once again iron in half diagonally. photo 5

Block Assembly:

Pinwheel Block

  • On the back of each Swiss Dot Square draw one diagonal line from corner to corner. 003
  • Pair 2 prints with 2 matching Swiss Dot Squares to make one Pinwheel. Take one pair of Swiss Dot and print with right sides together and sew ¼” on each side of the marked diagonal line. Chain sewing will make this step much faster. 004 006 009 010
  • After sewing all squares in this manner, cut squares in half on the marked line. 013
  • Press seams to the dark side.