Step One: Cut yourself 4 squares of each your focus fabric, and background fabric. You can pick any size square you want, depending on how large you want your pinwheel. I chose 3" squares - my finished block size will be 5" x 5".
Step Two: Layer your squares right sides together, placing your focus fabric on top, like this...
Now fold the focus fabric down, like this. Fingerpress with your thumb or thumbnail.
Now fold again, like this...again use your thumbnail to fingerpress.
Pin in place. :)
Do this with all four layered squares. Arrange into a pinwheel to prepare for sewing. :)
Step 3: Now take the top two squares...or the bottom two, doesn't matter...
Line up the edges to be stitched, being careful not to lose the point of your pinwheel in the process! It may help to place an extra pin on that loose piece there...
Pin...
Sew!
Now you should have something that looks like this...
I like to press my seams open for this block...it gets VERY bulky.
Here's a picture of what NOT to do. I got a little excited and didn't match up myseams well. Now if I were to sew this there's a pretty good chance I'll sew the point of my pinwheel off. If you look at the quilt top I made, I may or may not have done this a few times. LOL* *blush* I'm not going to admit it if I did. ;)
Now repeat for the remaining two pieces...and layer right sides together again to finish the block, taking care to match up that inner seam.
Sew and press. For the completed block i like to spray a little water or Best Press back there when I press to help it stay open and reduce bulk.
Turn it over, and, TA-DA! A perfectly cute little 3D pinwheel block!
