Thursday, June 16, 2016

The Perfect Pinwheels

 Last week I picked up
a couple shiny pinwheels
for some fun color in the yard.

It was then that I realized
I had even been spinning
 in my sewing room.
It seemed I had a theme going on.


Everything was a pinwheel.
Interesting.

I had started a baby quilt
using these fabrics.

 The perfect pattern...
Pinwheels!

And don't you love it when the 
centers come together.

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Then, finally, I found and purchased
a background fabric for
part 3 of the Discovery mystery quilt
 in Quiltmania designed by Petra Prins.

It's an older piece from Andover
and the Winterthur Museum.

It fits right in with the
 Heritage Dutch Chintzes
I've been using.


With these fabrics I should be
thinking about Dutch Windmills 

But instead,
 here are my Dutch Windmill blocks
whirling around the center block.

It's been a breezy week here.
Hope good things have been 
spinning in your direction.

Until Next Time-

31 comments:

  1. Your baby quilt is beautiful....so happy and cheerful! And your backing find is PERFECT! This is going to be an heirloom quilt for sure!

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  2. I love that baby quilt! Pinwheels are one of my favorites, and yes it is wonderful when those points come together perfectly. Gorgeous fabric find, what a luscious quilt that is going to be!

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  3. The baby quilt pinwheels are wonderful! I have really been eyeing aqua and lime fabrics this month. The Dutch Windmills are gorgeous! I love that you seem to work seamlessly between modern and traditional quilting.

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  4. Pinwheels are so much fun! Love how the mystery quilt turned out with all those beautiful fabrics!

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  5. Breezy indeed! The junction of your points is perfect.

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  6. Kyle, I am super impressed with that pinwheel centre! I'm still working towards that kind of accuracy. :D Both your projects are looking wonderful, and I love those photos of the long grass, too. Feels like summer!

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  7. I love your pinwheels. The fabrics you used are perfect. What a find on the backing fabric. It looks like you bought all the fabric at the same time. Hugs

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  8. You write the most creative posts, Kyle. Very clever theme.
    The baby quilt looks fresh and fun--and impressive with the matched centers!
    Such a beautiful job on the mystery quilt, too! Excellent find for the background!!

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  9. Oh I adore that medallion quilt and you have chosen the perfect backing. I have only one small piece of that left. Yum! Happy pinwheel day!

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  10. Those pinwheels are perfect for the baby quilt !
    And your center medallion is sooo cute ! Wow... I love these fabrics !

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  11. Such a bright and fresh baby quilt! I am in awe of your piecing accuracy! Your Mystery quilt is looking fabulous, perfect choice for a background fabric.

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  12. What a great post Kyle! Your pinwheels look wonderful in both projects! I'm loving your mystery quilt so far - I'm a sucker for those Dutch chintzes :0)

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  13. Nice work, your Dutch chintz project is looking great.

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  14. Yes I like it very much when my pinwheels match! Cute fabric for a baby quilt. Your Petra Prin's quilt is beautiful, perfect background with those chintz fabrics.

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  15. I am in love with your Petra design quilt!

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  16. Love your cheerful baby quilt! It is a good day when all the points match up!

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  17. Cute baby quilt.
    So the pin wheels keep the rabbits out of your garden?
    You Mystery quilt is looking great, wonderful fabrics.

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  18. Well, being Dutch it was fun reading your blog! We have a mill like that here in my hometown like many towns still have her in Holand! Your quilt with the Dutch heritage fabrics is going to be awsome! Your pin wheels are perfect!

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  19. Love the baby quilt - beautiful colors and excellent piecing! Great color combo. The backing you found will be perfect for your chintz quilt. Don't you just love it when you find the perfect match!

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  20. Love the baby quilt - beautiful colors and excellent piecing! Great color combo. The backing you found will be perfect for your chintz quilt. Don't you just love it when you find the perfect match!

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  21. You certainly have been making a bunch of half Square Triangles. Love those points coming together so nicely. Beautiful work as always.

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  22. What fab pinwheels! The baby quilt is such a fresh looking, gorgeous quilt, and the Quiltmania one looks so good with that pieced border.

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  23. I love that little pinwheel quilt! Makes me want to,change my mind and make a pinwheel for my next quilt!

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  24. You are definitely spinning in the right direction, Kyle. Those perfectly pointed pinwheel blocks will make a beautiful baby quilt and your new fabric is just perfect for your quilt. Spin on!

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  25. thanks for always posting such upbeat and fun posts.
    Cute baby quilt and your center block is a stunner!

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  26. Just love all those happy little pinwheels!
    Such a beautiful baby quilt and the pinwheel border on your mystery quilt looks fabulous!

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  27. Who's the lucky baby who will receive this darling pinwheel quilt? It's such a fun pattern to make and I love the colors and fabrics you used! Your medallion quilt is looking lovely. I enjoyed a week of my dad & his wife visiting from California. They left this morning and I'm really looking forward to getting back to my stitching and hooking.....(and blog reading)

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  28. Don't you just love how pinwheels are wonderful no matter where they are or which fabric they are made of? The baby quilt is so different from the dutch pinwheels and yet they are both wonderful. Just another thing to love about quilting!
    PS. Have I ever told you how much I love your pinwheel blog background? It's perfect!

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  29. What a wonderful spin on pinwheels and windmills. Seeing the pinwheels in your garden is a lovely burst of summer fun and seeing your projects is always a joy. The back ground fabric you have found couldn't be more perfect.

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  30. How different the two projects look though the pinwheels are used in both. Very lovely work and that baby's quite lucky ! :)

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  31. How different the two projects look though the pinwheels are used in both. Very lovely work and that baby's quite lucky ! :)

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