Another quilt block this week. This one is called 'Whirlwind' because it looks like a windmill. It looks quite complicated but it's made up of just 8 pieces.
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| The finished block |
First of all, you sew the white triangles to the coloured trapeziums:
Then you stitch together one of each colour to make a bigger triangle:
And finally, you stitch the two halves together to make the square block.
I use the edge of the foot on the sewing machine to make sure the seams are the same width, but I had bought a magnetic guide before I realised the foot was the right width to use instead. It's coming in useful to keep the pins on as I take them out of the fabric:
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