Pinwheel Quilt
Finished community quilt, shared by QuiltNTime, 31 October 2026
by QuiltNTime
Pinwheel Quilt by QuiltNTime is a finished quilt in the Quiltler community: 30" × 36", 30 blocks, 164 pieces and 2 fabrics on a straight grid, shared 31 October 2026.
At a glance
- Finished size
- 30" × 36"
- Blocks
- 30 blocks
- Pieces
- 164
- Fabrics
- 2
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How it's made
Two squares, one seam and a few quarter turns. Here's the easiest pinwheel you'll ever sew.
The pinwheel is a favourite for baby quilts, and it's just four half-square triangles, each turned a quarter more than the last.
Layer a yellow and a navy three and seven eighths inch square, right sides together, and sew a quarter inch each side of the diagonal.
Cut on the diagonal, press toward the navy and trim both to three and a half inches.
Make a second pair the same way. Then turn each triangle a quarter more than the last, so the navy chases round.
Sew them in two rows, nesting the centre seams so the points meet. Your pinwheel measures six and a half inches.
Sew twenty side by side and the corners spin up a second set of pinwheels in between.
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About this quilt
The pinwheel: four half-square triangles, each turned a quarter more than the last. One of the most searched quilt blocks, and the quickest. 6″ finished (6½″ unfinished).
CUT • Two 3⅞″ squares of yellow and two of navy
MAKE • Layer each yellow square on a navy one, right sides together • Sew ¼″ either side of the diagonal, cut on the line, press toward the navy • Trim the four half-square triangles to 3½″ • Lay them out so each is turned a quarter more than the last, the navy chasing round • Sew two rows of two, nesting the centre seams
TIP: press the last seam open to spread the bulk where all eight points meet.
OTHER SIZES: cut the squares ⅞″ over the finished triangle. 4⅞″ squares make an 8½″ unfinished pinwheel.
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