Christmas Pinwheels

As another month came to a close,

I found myself hustling

to make something else for our

Across The Pond Sew Along

as well as for my monthly Christmas project.

Christmas Pinwheels count for both!

While I was researching

ideas for the Pinwheel theme for August's

Across The Pond Sew Along, I came across this block.

It's called Flying Kite Pinwheel...so fun!

I found an error in this PDF for the block,

plus I didn't want my block to be as large,

so I decided to draft my own version.

I used some of my red/white/blue repro 30's prints,

as I'd done in my Daisy Pinwheel block.

These were my first efforts...

I love this one, but the points were too close to the edges!

Back to the drawing board!

This time I got the points right, but the blue triangle size was a bit off.

The third time was the charm, using my Cherry Christmas prints.
My method of making this block results

in a pair of blocks that are mirror images.

See how they spin in opposite directions?

{Oh, never mind...it's dizzying to figure that out!}

All it took was a wee bit of quilting to convert the 8 1/2" blocks

into a pair of pretty mug rugs for Christmas.

{Note to self:  Points on the edges will be hidden under binding.}

I used my own free tutorial

for Machine Binding, and it was a quick finish.

Here's the back of the red one.

Here's the green one, on the back.

And now I've got some cute mug rugs,

ready for Christmas cocoa and cookies...

when the time comes.

Have you made any pinwheels this month?
It's never too late!
Show off your finishes at the Across The Pond Flickr group.