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Beginners Pinwheel Table Runner Quilt-Along: Piecing

Quilt along with us and learn how to make your very first quilt project! In this video series, Christian Tamez will teach us how to make a pinwheel quilt table runner. This portion of the quilt-along includes instructions for piecing the top of the table runner. Watch the video below to see how Christian puts together the quilt top.
Project TypeMake a Project
Quilt Size14 inches wide x 38 inches long
Time to CompleteA week or two
Primary TechniquePieced
MATERIALS:
Materials for this project are listed in the Introduction to the quilt-along.
For this part of the quilt-along, I have installed in my machine the 1/4-inch guide foot and a size 75 quilting needle.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cutting directions and tips for choosing fabrics are outline in the Introduction to the quilt-along.
Create your pinwheel blocks:
- Take one of each color triangle and put them right sides together. Sew with a 1/4" seam allowance along the long side of the triangle. Press open your seam allowance.
- Repeat for all triangles. You will now have 12 squares.
- Take 4 of the squares and arrange them into a pinwheel pattern.
- Take 2 of the squares from the pattern you have just laid out and, keeping them in pattern, place them right sides together. Sew with a 1/4" seam allowance along the middle seam, so that when opened you will keep the pinwheel pattern.
- Repeat for the other 2 squares in the pinwheel pattern.
- Take the two resulting pieces, place them right sides together, and sew with a 1/4" seam allowance so that when pressed open, you will have a pinwheel design. Press open seam allowances.
- Repeat for the remaining 8 squares to create a total of 3 pinwheel blocks.
Attach the borders:
- Take 2 of the Fabric A strips that measure 2" x 7-7/8" and place them right sides together on opposite sides of one of your pinwheels blocks. Sew along the edge with a 1/4" seam allowance. Press open seam allowance.
- Repeat for the other 2 pinwheel blocks.
- Take 2 of the Fabric A strips that measure 2" x 10-3/4" and place right sides together along the other edges of the pinwheel. Sew with a 1/4" seam allowance. Press open seam allowance.
- Repeat for the other two pinwheel blocks
Put the blocks together:
- Take 2 of the remaining strips of Fabric D that measure 2" x 10-3/4" and place them right sides together along opposite sides of one of the bordered pinwheel blocks. Sew with a 1/4" seam allowance. Press open seam allowance.
- Take a second pinwheel block and place it right sides together along the edge of one of the fabric strips already attached to the first pinwheel block. Sew with 1/4" seam allowance. Press open seam allowance.
- Repeat for the third pinwheel block.
- Take the last Fabric D strip that measures 2" x 10-3/4" and lay it right sides together along the edge of the third pinwheel block. Sew with 1/4" seam allowance. Press open seam allowance.
Finish the border:
- Take the 2 pieces of Fabric D that measure 2" x by 37-1/4" and place them right sides together along either side of the pinwheel blocks.
- Sew with a 1/4" seam allowance.
- Press open seam allowance.
You’ve just created the top to your table runner! Post your photos in the FaveQuilts Flickr group using the tag #beginnersquiltalong to share your progress with other participants!
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