Welcome to the Pinwheel Party Quilt Along!
We'll be making this quilt (yes, I changed the pink to red to make it more gender-neutral):
Name: Pinwheel Party
Size: 48" x 62"
Block Size: 12" x 12"
Difficulty: Easy!
How it will work:
Every week for 12 weeks, I will provide free instructions for one block. In the 13th week we'll make sashing and borders.
Instructions will be in PDF format, which will allow you to print/save and keep them for eternity.
Each set of instructions will be available for 2 weeks only, so you will have to check in regularly if you don't want to miss out until two weeks after Week 13. After that I will have a pattern up in the store for purchase.
If you do miss a week, I will have each set up in the store for a mere $1 from the day it expires until the end of this quilt along.
Start Date: March 1st, 2010
Fabric Requirements for the top:
1/2 yard each of six colored fabrics
3 yards of background fabric
While the "Mother Quilt" is Black & Bright, it'll be great to see other color combo's. I had to resist the urge to change the background color back to my comfort zone (white), but I wanted to challenge myself to try something new.
My top is almost done and I really, really like it.
So what do you do next?
1. Sign up below. It'll be great to see who's participating and I may have a little giveaway or two along the way. (If you don't have a blog or Flickr account to link to, just say so in your comment and I'll include you in the giveaways.)
2. Grab a button.
Copy and paste this code where you want the button to appear:
<a href="http://twiddletails.blogspot.com/2010/02/join-pinwheel-party.html"><img src="http://www.twiddletails.com/images/ppartybut2.gif"></a>
3. Join the Flickr group and share your progress with photos. We'd all love to see!
4. Assemble your fabrics. If you'd like your quilt to look like the Mother Quilt, I have some fabric bundles up in the store.
5. Keep visiting. I'll be posting some pinwheel making tips soon.
If I missed something, please let me know.
This is going to be so much fun!
Edited to add: The links to all the blocks are in the sidebar and will be there until the end of the quilt along.
Friday, February 12, 2010
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awesome!!!! I'm in!
Yeah...! I’m in!
Count me in! Love this color scheme, kind of an abstract Amish.
I'm playing, too. I'm drawn to the black with bright colors, but I'll have to conside a possible other color theme....hmmmmm
Loved it the minute I saw it. I'm in. Thanks for your quick reply to my query. Love your blog, too.
Thanks for doing this. I'm excited about it--I love the design of this quilt.
I can't help myself. I HAVE to do this one. It just looks too fun! :)
I'm in, guess I'll have to go fabric shopping :)
Not sure where I will fit this in...but I can't resist! Please count me in.........
I am in. I messed up putting in my blog addy on sign up #10, so #11 is me too...sorry for the mess up! #11 is the correct one! Can't wait to go fabric shopping!
I'm in too! Trying to get UFO's finished, but it helps to have something fun to take a break ffom it all with!
Thanks for doing this!
Blessings,
KT
I'm going to make a concerted effort to use only stash fabrics, so mine might be a bit wonky! Looking forward to this!
Yeah, I will do it too. can't waiting before its start.
I started a blog just so I could join in the fun!!
Oh yeah...I'm IN!!!
very cute! i'm in! thanks for setting this up!
I'm going to play along! This will be a load of fun. Will we be able to use Thangles?
Awesome!! I'm in.
I'm in too! .... may I?
.. and I think I'll choose black as the background fabric. Never have so this is a good chance.
Thanks
I am in..don't have a blog though.
Carol Ascher
This is lovely. Can't wait to get started.
I am new to quilting, I want to give this a try! I can't wait!
Thanks!
Cindy
I'm in. Never done a quilt along before, but it looks like fun.
I'm in, I hope I can paper piece these.. Guess I'll buy thangles or the CD
I've never participated on a quilt-along before, excited to give it a try. Love the design, I plan to try it in softer colours.
Dee
I'm in, but not blog or twitter. Can hardly wait. I'm a quilter but have never done something like this before.
Maryjane
Fab quilt. I'm definately in!
Can We join even if we do not have a blog?
I do not have a blog but am a faithful follower of your blog. I am definitely in on this one. Broke my humerus bone in my right arm Feb 1 and want to do this project as soon as I'm healed!
Joanne
eggleston2010@gmail.com
I want to be in on this one! I am happy you're not starting until March 1 cuz I'm going on vacation this week. That will give me some time to shop for fabric (or just order one of your bundles).
I don't have a blog or Flickr account, but would like to participate.
I would love to get in on this.1
Thank you for your email. I'd love to have a go at making this.
I'd love to join the fun! Now, I have a few weeks to figure where to fit this in!
I'd love to join the fun! Now, I have a few weeks to figure where to fit this in!
Hello my name is Brenda. I do not have a blog or Flikr. Please include me. I'm excited to sew along!
I'd love to participate. I don't have a blog or a Flickr account but please count me in. Thanks.
love brights. am not working right now so i have time to play and just can't pass this up.
maggie
http://mageez.org/weblog/
I love pinwheels and have always wanted to do one. I'm loving the look of aqua and red together at the moment so that's what I'll be doing this quilt in. Kathryn
how can i say no? this meens that i need to get my sewing room ready in time, buy fabric and hopefully do this right!
thanks!
Already have sooooo many project on my 'to do' list but couldn't help myself - love the bright solids :-)
I subscribed again, as my first attempt (no 2) ended up being a crazy link to a Fall quilt festival.
Sorry, but maybe you can remove no 2 for me? Thanks!
I have no Blog but would like to be included in the quilt along. Sounds like a fun time.
lsandes@comcast.net
Can't wait to get started!! My blog has been neglected for over a year, but this might be just what it takes to nudge me back into action.
I'm psyched for this! all signed up
Looks like good fun! I have a blogname only for the purpose of following & subscribing to other wonderful blogs! Now to pick my colours????
I joined the Flicker group and I am very excited to start. Of course this means I am going to have to finish the Geese in the Forest soon... :o)
So excited to be doing this quilt!
I am looking forward to joining in!
Always taking on new projects....they seem to keep me sane!!! Plus I have a new sewing machine to go to town on!
Look forward to starting!
Oh! Can I play? :-) I'm so excited to find this. I need to join Flicker, so I can stay up on how things are going. I have a blog, but more for family to keep up with us.
Thanks for doing this!
I am signed up. I love pinwheels and hopefully I will finally have a quilt for me.
Kathi Thompson-- I would love to join this quilt. I don't blog.
topkat@smarttechllc.com
Fine that may be involved in!
I love it in the black. I already have one pinwheel that's been hanging about. It was a star I didn't like and I've been thinking of something like this. I can't commit, but will tag along.
I've been waiting for this beautiful quilt pattern to come out. I don't have a blog, but would love to join in the group.
Merlene
I'll be picking out my fabric this weekend! Love the idea!
Idon't have a blog but woud like to join in
I have never done a quilt along before... but I love this quilt and totally want to play. Is it ok if I start a little slow, I need to wait after my daughter's surgery... then I am in!
I cant wait to get started love the design and colors this is my first quilt along on line im very excited
I must be really excited about this because I signed up twice! Sorry! I like the black background and bright colors so I may do same. Can't wait!
Hi -- I love this quilt AND that it will be one block a week! I do not have a blog either but would love to join -- thanks for the chance! Florence
pnf1965@warwick.net
Hi, I'm excited to be joining in. I've never joined a quilt along before and are really looking forward to it and to seeing everyone's pictures in flicker. Many thanks for organising it.
I've been looking for a pattern to make for my in-laws and this will be perfect! I don't have a blog or flicker account. Can't wait to start!
I just posted my fabric selection as my first blog posting! I am using bold colors with black. I can't wait for Monday to start the first blog.
I find I get a kick out of pinwheels - I'm on a quest to find my neon-on-black abstracts. This will be fun!
Is it Monday yet???
Am totally in! And too funny that in a recent post you showed your new Mutt fabric- When you first posted about the pinwheel party I went online and ordered that fabric along with some coordinating solids and polkadots to use for my Pinwheel Party quilt!!
Oh this looks like so much fun! This is going to be the first quilt along that I am joining! Now to go and find the perfect fabric!
Count me in. I am glad I found you just in time. I have never had the confidence to join one before and now I have two starting on 1 March. Off to my sewing store to search for fabric.
I'd definitely like to play. I'm slow but sure. Hopefully, I will be able to keep up. Thank you for hosting the party.
Add me to the party...got my fabric and ready to go!
Add me to the party...got my fabric and ready to go! (I don't have a blog.)
Please add me to the party. This is going to be fun. Going to pic fabs now.
Such a fun quilt to do just as we are all ready for spring to pop!!! I'm going to try and keep up :)
I would love to join. Please add me.
hi, my name is meg baier, i'm in!!
i've never participated on anything like it, but i'm sure it will be fun!
i can only start next week, though i hope it's all right!
cheers meg
I do not have a blog either, but would like to be included.
Janet S
I just found the pin wheel party and I would like to join. I try to keep up in time.
I don't have a blog, but would like to be included, too.
christa
I just found the pin wheel party and I would like to join. I try to keep up in time.
I don't have a blog, but would like to be included, too.
christa
I'm in .. thanks to CJ that linked on her blog.
I'm always looking for cute patterns to use for charity quilts and this one will be perfect!
Dene (aka Mary J. in Pinehurst TX)
I would love to participate. However, I do not have a blog or website.
Thanks,
Kim
I´m very happy to fhave find your blog and also love to participate.
Well, it will be a great challenge just because I´m not a great "black" lover, but I´ll try
Ana Maria
I've never participated in a quilt along----this should be fun---I'm working full-time and working on my master's in the evenings----this will be a good break for me once a week.......get to do something I LOVE along with the learning....
Im in...im late, but im in!!!
Love Pinwheelsand gthis one looks awesome! Sory I dodn't have a blog or uRL or whatever...but will try to keep up
Sherri Starr
I'm in -- don't we all need another project? Thanks to Reenie at http://aquiltcomplex.blogspot.com/ We seem to get each other into projects too frequently to admit to!
But, these are such fun pinwheels. And, shouldn't I be able to keep up with one block a week? (could I do one block a month last year at Bunny Hill? Um, no...)
I'm game to try though! Happy spinning all!
Hallo
Sorry I don´t have a blog or URL. But I`m in
I found your page last night by accident??? no way!!!...I am "IN" altho I too don't need to start another one lol...but since when does that stop us???
I dont have a blog or url either so put my name in the pot : )
Cha
I'm excited to be a part of this wonderful pinwheel quilt project.
Of course I’m in. I'm also sure it will be fun!
This looks like a fun quilt! I'm going to try and make it from my stash, I don't have 3 yards of black so we'll see what I've got and go with that!
Leslie:-)
Looks like fun! I'm in, too! Thanks!
Looks like a really nice one to do! Thanks for keeping the blocks on longer than a week only.
Ok, I must be crazy, but I'm hooked after seeing some of these great ideas. I'm using vintage fabrics and it will be a baby quilt for my grandchild due in Sept.
This will be fun...now to catch up!
Karen in GA
I'm going to give it a try! Jean
This is going to be such a fun quilt! Thank you for all the work you're putting in it. :)
I'm ready to start today as I just finished piecing two wall hangings. My fabrics are washed, pressed and waiting to go.
I like the design so much that I am joining along. I'm hoping that being part of the group I will certainly finish it.
Well I did the first block in "nothing flat". I've been checking all day for the newest one, but it's not posted yet. I think I'll cut the parts this evening for block 2. (I'll probably sew it also).
I just joined, but have already done the first 4 pinwheels (everything from stash). Background will be "boring white" cause that's what I had, lol. No blog for me either.
Hellooooooooo,
Just love pinwheels, but do not have a blog or anything other than facebook..please include me,,
Thanks,
Linda J
VA
I can't wait to get started...I do not have a url site to post...just a flicker photo page and facebook...please include me in the group..I'll be starting the first block today.
I love pinwheels and hopefully I will finally have a quilt for me.
I'm joining in! Better late than never! I am in Skagit County, WA (near Burlington) so not too far from you!
I can't wait to get started, I need another project...not. I'm gonna love this one.
I know I am late to the party but am also a fairly new blogger (Feb/10). My grdgtr loves the pinwheel quilt, but has chosen her own colors. She is 11 and it will be the first quilt we have developed together. She calls the quilt "Random Pinwheels". We will catch up ...
I've been watching the Pinwheel Party for a while and finally decided to join the fun. I've finished 5 blocks and hope to be all caught up sometime next week. I love seeing how different the quilt looks with the various fabrics.
Hi Anina
I'm starting today at Pinwheel Party.As soon as I've made my first block I will let you know.Maybe some of my quilting group friends will join too.Loved this project and the colours fabrics you choice. Thank you so much for sharing with us.I'll also grab your button at my blog.Happy quilting day there.Hugs from Brazil.
I'm late to the party, but I just finished 2 blocks last night. I've been envioulsy watching and now I've joined in. They blocks seem fun and easy to do. Plus - I love pinwheels!
I've never quilted like this before. I mostly do embroidered quilts. I am interested in starting so this seemed like a good place to start.
Just found this today and I've linked you at my blog... This looks like so much fun! I've wanted to do pinwheels and these are lovely!
This is a great idea for pin wheels!! I can't wait to give it a try!!! Thanks
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