AccuQuilt Pinwheel Runner
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I made a new fall runner that looks pretty good with my Longaberger basket of flowers with perfect fall colors.
I bought another Accuquilt die, this one is the 3″ finished Half Square Triangle which I am really enjoying.
Half square triangles ( HST’s) are not my favorite thing to cut but this die makes it fast and easy to cut them. I decided to make a couple of pinwheels.
Then I cut the pinwheel into a 5-inch circle and placed it on a square of the same creme fabric. I forgot to take a picture of the circle. I started out with a square of 8.5 inches but trimmed it smaller later.
I put a small piece of Warm & Natural batting behind the circle, pinned it, and then did some free motion quilting to attach it to the backing.
Here is a closeup of the stitching……..I really don’t stitch in this direction, I just stopped and turned the piece so you could see the stitching better.
Now I turned it around and showed you the way it is getting stitched.
This is the back after I trimmed the batting, notice I used scraps of batting.
At this point, I still wasn’t sure what I was going to make. I had a couple 2.5″ strips of brown so I cut them in half and sewed a 1.25″ strip between 3 blocks and then around them. Then I added a 3.5″ border of my print.
A closeup of the runner before adding batting, backing and quilting.
I used a 100 percent natural color thread to quilt the blocks and then a charcoal Bottom Line for the floral border. My binding was cut 2.5 inches.
The circles have a double layer of batting and puff up just a little.
The finished size is 15 x 30.
Other AccuQuilt posts you might like:
Applique Table Topper Free Pattern
AccuQuilt Block Party and a block tutorial
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Hi, I’m Connie Kresin Campbell, the quilter, writer, and photographer behind Freemotion By the River. I enjoy inspiring others with my quilt tutorials and patterns. You’ll also see my sweet adopted dogs from time to time.
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Beautiful #FallGoodness. Thanks for sharing in the weekly #CreativeGoodness Linky Party.
SewCalGal
http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
Connie, I had never seen anyone turn their pinwheel blocks into circles before – it looks wonderful!
I love your table runner. With Fall just around the corner, this is a good time to start creating. I would love to see more tutorial's with the Accuquilt Go. I'm always looking for new ideas, and inspirations with the Go.
Keep up the great work!
Hi just found your Blog through the Blog hop.
You have some wonder pattern, and a great blog. Thank you for sharing your work.
I love the pinwheels cut into circles. Great idea!
Cute as can be! Clever idea.
Wow,absolutely stunning! Love that sunflower fabric you used 🙂 I just adopted a new kitty,named Midas!
That runner is just gorgeous – really vibrant colours!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
Very pretty, Connie! I love the way you cut circles out of your pin wheels. Very creative!!! Whoop whoop!!
That is gorgeous! I really like the dimensional aspect of the circles. Really goes with your basket too!
so sweet:) the circles all puffed up are great!
Very cute table runner! You did such a great job with all of the details. Your fall fabric is gorgeous.
What a cute runner! I'm so inspired! I need to make one for myself now! thanks for coming to link up at my party, have a great weekend!
Great pinwheel runner! I haven't done any circles, but just love this idea. Wonderfully quilted too.
really cute table runner, I like how the circles pop up! Whoop, whoop!
Love your fall tablerunner. I like making smaller items like this. Great idea on the circles. It does make those pinwheels pop! Love those fabrics.
very pretty table runner – great idea – this would look great with red and white peppermint pinwheels for Christmas
Very nice runner , I like how you created this ,great job!
I love your runner. Fall is such a good time for these things. Your flowers look great with it also.
I love your fall runner – very pretty.. Beautiful fall fabric you've used, too.
Very cute pinwheel runner. Love the circle idea too. Really makes those pinwheels pop.
Thanks for the shout out on the blog hop next week too!
SewCalGal
http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com