3D Pinwheels are a fun, eye catching quilt block that give your project dimension and a little fun flair!
You can make this in any size, you will just simply need to cut everything to the same size. For a finished 12" block, pictured above I started with 16 = 3" squares
For the pinwheel portion of the block, take 4 of your squares and iron them individually in half diagonally.
Then fold again on the diagonal and iron a second time.
Grab two background squares and lay two of your pinwheels down as show below. Sandwich the pinwheels between your two background pieces and stitch using a 1/4" seam allowance. (do two of these for a complete block)
Open up the seam after you sew it and press the pinwheels into the position.
Put your two pieces of pinwheels together, matching your center seam and stitch.
Press seams on direction on the backside. For a flatter center, press the center joint open like you see below.
Keep making your pinwheels until you get enough for your project!
This block below is a larger version, starting with 6" squares and a button for the center for a fun accent!
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