Pinwheels for August - Across the Pond Sew Along

It's been a nice hot summer where I live,

and I've been thinking a lot about cool breezes,

vintage fans, and fresh air.

That's how I came up with the August theme for the 

Across the Pond Sew Along...

We're going to be making Pinwheels!

Here are some ideas for inspiration.

Anything can be a pinwheel...

there are pinwheel cookies...

Pinwheel Cookies by CookEatDelicious

pinwheels made from folded paper...

Wreath by Simply Sweet Home blog

and of course, all kinds of Pinwheel quilt blocks!

Here is a sampling of the awesome pinwheel quilts

I came across, looking for my own inspiration.

There are some great 3D Pinwheel patterns out there!

{Our friend Vexa from Negligent Style has a flair for 3D, and she's going to love these!}

This one is from The Pattern Basket,

and I love the way the white pinwheels contrast with

the colorful backgrounds.

If you want a great free tutorial,

check out this recent post from Moda Bake Shop

by Anjeanette.

Photo credit:  by Anjeanette

Also, I couldn't believe the perfect timing for this

charming table runner,

made by Angela of Knitty Bitties, from another free tutorial.

{Sadly, I couldn't get the link to work for the tutorial, but you could use one of the others I found to make the 3D blocks.}

Photo Credit:  Knitty Bitties blog

You'll find some more simple, but clever,

pinwheel block tutorials over at Pleasant Home.

Jodi must have a "thing" for pinwheels, too,

because she's got a bazillion sweet projects,

including this adorable Christmas table runner.

Photo by Pleasant Home - Christmas Pinwheel  Runner

There is also a Funky Pinwheel Template Set

available in the Pleasant Home shop on Etsy.

I've got one, and I used it when I made my

vintage kitchen table runner, shown here.

There are soooo many more great pinwheel

blocks out there!

This one caught my eye...I hope to make my own version

of this incredibly sweet vintage design from Charise Creates.

It's called Daisy Pinwheel, and

there is curved piecing involved, but it looks well worth the effort.

Photo from Charise Creates blog

If that looks too complicated,

you can always get back to basics with a few

squares and half-square triangles.

Use this diagram from Free Quilt Block Patterns,

and create countless variations.

{Time to sharpen our colored pencils!}

Let's have a fun time this month,

creating a bunch of pretty pinwheels!

Don't forget to show off your finishes

in our Flickr group for Across The Pond!