Bitty Pinwheel: 3” x 3” finished (3.5” x 3.5” unfinished)
You’ll need two fabrics. One is for the Pinwheel and one is for the background. I used
light backgrounds and darker Pinwheel fabrics but you could reverse the values if you
like.
Cutting, from each fabric:
2 squares, 2-3/8" x 2-3/8"
Pair up the light patches with the dark patches. Mark a diagonal line on the wrong side of
the lights, or use a quarter-inch seam marker and mark 1/4" out on both sides of the
diagonal as shown below.
If you marked on the diagonal, sew 1/4" out on both sides of the line. If you used the
quarter-inch seam marker, just sew on the lines. It's two different ways of doing exactly
the same thing.
Cut between the lines of stitching and open out the patches to reveal half-square triangles.
Press the seam allowance toward the darker fabric. Trim off the little dog-ears as shown
in the top pair above. These triangle-squares should measure 2" x 2" at this point.
Arrange the patches as shown above, and sew the top two together and the bottom two
together. Then sew the pairs together to complete the Pinwheel. It should measure 3-1/2”
x 3-1/2” at this point.
Paula made her Bitty Pinwheels to spin counter-clockwise:
I made mine to spin clockwise, below. It doesn't matter which way you spin, but do make
them all the same. Visit quiltmaker.com/bittyblocks for all of the free patterns!