Free Quilt
Patterns
Block of the Month Series
"WHEELS" Block Quilt Top Layouts
BOM
#1
This block is listed in
Barbara Brackman's
Encyclopedia of
Pieced Quilt Patterns as block #1278
and first published in 1976 in the Progressive
Farmer
Many settings of this block are possible. By coloring the
smaller or larger blades of the pinwheel to blend into background fabric or to
"pop" out the look changes.
Putting the blocks on point is a nice
variation.
This is Page 1 of sample quilt tops
Page 2 is here
This look for a bold wall hanging or pillow top.
An old fashioned 1930s fabric look.
On point laid every other block
On point in a lattice arrangement
An old-fashioned simple look
Dropping one set of smaller blades every other block.
page 2 "WHEEL" BOM #1 Quilt Block QUILT TOPS is HERE
Quilt images were prepared by Susan Druding with Electric Quilt 4.0 and PhotoImpact graphics program.
Susan
Susan Druding