Cherry House Quilts: Block-A-Palooza block #4 Gingham Pinwheels

February 03, 2011

Block-A-Palooza block #4 Gingham Pinwheels

Welcome everyone! I'm honored to be part of the block-a-palooza, and I'm so happy you're here! Waiting for Spring is right, Houston could be getting 3" of snow today; that's a little wacky. By the way, I LOVE THIS FABRIC!!!

Before we get too deep into my block, I need to tell you that the dog ate my homework no, but thieves did break into my house, stole my computer & camera (among other things), and on my computer & camera were my step by step photos of my block. So dear sweet Julie digitally created my block...thank you! The digital diagrams show generic colors, but you can see from the photo, which fabrics were used.

Cutting Instructions - The numbers refer to the Sunkissed fabric line

Orange script fabric 5440-13, Cut 4 2.5" x 2.5" squares

Orange swirl fabric 5441-13, Cut 4 2.5" x 8.5" blocks

Pink gingham fabric 5447-14, Cut 4 2.5" x 4.5" blocks

Pink/orange flower fabric 5444-16, Cut 4 2.5 x 4.5" blocks, and 8 2.5" x 2.5" squares

Block Assembly

FLYING GEESE BLOCKS:

Take one 2.5" x 4.5" gingham block, lay one 2.5" x 2.5" pink/orange square on the left hand corner, with right sides together.

Sew diagonally from corner to corner

Trim 1/4" from the seam line

Press to the corner

Take a second 2.5" x 2.5" square, repeat as above on the right

Create 4 units

Sew one each flying geese unit to a 2.5" x 4.5" pink/orange block, press away from the flying geese unit

Create 4 units

Layout the 4 pieced units

Sew the top left & right units together, press to the left

Sew the bottom left & right units together, press to the right,

Sew both units together, press seam open to reduce bulk

Sew a 2.5" x 8.5" orange swirl block to the left & right of the pinwheel, press away from the pinwheel

Sew a 2.5" x 2.5" orange script square to the left & right of a 2.5" x 8.5" orange swirl block, create 2

Sew the pieced unit to the top & bottom of the pinwheel unit, pinning at intersection, press

Ta da!!! Here's the PDF for this block Download GINGHAM PINWHEEL

I hope you enjoy making this block, and thank you for visiting!

Next stop

Monday, February 7
Block #5: Kaye Prince
Miss Print

xoxo,

Cherri

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Beautiful!

Thank you for this tutorial!

Posted by: Sophie D | February 03, 2011 at 06:51 AM

Gorgeous block. I hope there were no precious pics on either the camera or computer.

Posted by: j-j | February 03, 2011 at 07:18 AM

Love pinnies! I am so sorry for your loss - nothing worse than losing that secure feeling of home tho.

Posted by: Sharon Vrooman | February 03, 2011 at 07:18 AM

I am so sorry your house was violated. Thanks for carrying on. This is my favorite block so far.

Posted by: patricia | February 03, 2011 at 07:20 AM

How scary! I hope your stuff turns up sometime soon. Love the pinwheels!

Posted by: susanne | February 03, 2011 at 07:39 AM

How horrible! That has to be so scary. Thank you so much for this tutorial, this block is adorable!!

Posted by: Mary Miller | February 03, 2011 at 08:00 AM

This is a beautiful block. Thanks so much for the tutorial. I love the pink checks against the flowers. I'm sorry about your camera and computer. So nice of Julie to jump in and help you.

Posted by: Carol | February 03, 2011 at 08:33 AM

happy to help you out!! love the block mom!

Posted by: jaybird | February 03, 2011 at 08:41 AM

Are you able to provide this pattern in a PDF file so it can be saved like the previous three blocks? Thanks.

Posted by: Dottie | February 03, 2011 at 09:03 AM

Man ... I'm sorry for the intrusion! Thank you for the great block :)

Posted by: WendyMT | February 03, 2011 at 09:06 AM

Love your block! Great addition....

Posted by: Debbie | February 03, 2011 at 09:20 AM

One of my favorite blocks, and I love the gingham! Thank you.

Posted by: Mary Ann | February 03, 2011 at 09:51 AM

Thanks for geting us the tutorial, and I am so sorry about the theft of your things. I do really hope you can get them back. Keep you head up.

Posted by: Marisa | February 03, 2011 at 10:28 AM

Since I'm so busy doing a certain Quiltalong *S*.....I'm just keeping the patterns for later.

Also, I'm not sure what fabrics to use, so there is that. I want to shop my stash.

This is a very cute block, tho.

Posted by: Sequana | February 03, 2011 at 10:50 AM

Wonderful block, thank you! Glad you and your family are okay, such a scarey thing to have happened. The block instructions are great, thx to your friend Julie, too!

Posted by: Carrie Graziano | February 03, 2011 at 11:19 AM

Love this block! So sorry to hear about your precious digital items! Keep up the good spirits! :) You have designed a beautiful block. Thanks so much.

Posted by: Heather | February 03, 2011 at 11:26 AM

Thanks for the PDF File!

Posted by: Dottie | February 03, 2011 at 01:23 PM

Like the block and love the quilt along , hate that someone did that to you.

Posted by: Mary Jo | February 03, 2011 at 08:38 PM

Don't you just hate the thieves, for violating your space and taking your stuff? I had the exact same thing happen to me about a year ago, and I still get mad.

What a beautiful block! I can't wait to get my hands on some Sunkissed to try them all.

Posted by: Terri in BC | February 05, 2011 at 01:00 AM

Hi Cherry, do you have information on the Houston Modern Quilt Guide? I went to the Ming site but it is not active. Thanks!

Posted by: Gabriela Castillo | February 05, 2011 at 08:03 AM

Ughh, I had my home burglarized, and my computer stolen. So much information lost, and nothing backed up. Alarm system is unfortunately a must. Check the local pawn shops for your items. There is also a tracking device that can be installed on your computer, and if it's stolen it can be tracked when the thieves turn it on. On a positive note, thanks for sharing and keep your spirits up!

Posted by: Brenda C. | February 08, 2011 at 08:45 AM

Very pretty block! Thank you

Posted by: Colleen | February 10, 2011 at 01:49 PM