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Sunday, March 3, 2024

Merry Pinwheels Baby Quilt

 Hi there!  Today I want to share a baby quilt that I actually finished a couple of months ago.
The pattern is called Merry Pinwheels and this is the second Merry Pinwheels quilt I've made.  If you're curious, you can check out the original one HERE.


 I made this because I really wanted to see what this pattern looked like in non-Christmasy colors! 
Plus, I thought a pinwheel quilt would be so cute for a baby.


I based the color scheme on the sweet yellow, pink, and copper-brown ditzy floral print in the middle row above. I just love that print and thought it would make for a unique color palette for a baby girl quilt.


I tried to use a nice variety of prints including florals, plaids, checks, stripes, and geometrics.


I had everything in my stash for this quilt except the binding fabric. I love it when I get to make a quilt predominantly out of my stash.  Feels so good to use up what I have!

I inherited this pink stripe fabric from my grandmother after she passed away.
I love incorporating pieces of her fabrics into my quilts!


This copper-brown floral fabric is a favorite. And the yellow background fabric is 
from my first fabric collection, Treasured Threads.


The quilting was done by Jen Ostler in Highland, Utah.  She is awesome.
Jen used one of my favorite, go-to pantos called Interlocking Orange Peel by Karlee Porter Designs.


When I was making the quilt top, it was a little tricky to spread out similar colors and prints to achieve balance.  But I just kept moving the blocks around until I found a layout I was happy with.


I really enjoyed working with this color palette and all of the sweet prints.


Merry Pinwheels is perfect for confident beginners and comes with instructions for 5 different-size quilts. You can use your stash (like I did here) or 2-1/2" x 40" wide precut strips.  It's very versatile!
You can grab the Merry Pinwheels pdf pattern HERE or the paper pattern HERE.


I'd love to hear what you think about this baby quilt version of Merry Pinwheels!
Thanks for stopping by today and happy quilting!

2 comments:

  1. You have such a great eye for fabric choices. I love your patterns and will purchase a couple. Beside this one I think your choice of fabric on the Friendship Star is terrific.

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