Free Tutorial Windmill's For Skyler Rose

Happy May Day!

Geez it is already May 1st, seems like

it was just the beginning of the year. lol!

For being May 1st it is a gorgeous day 

out and there is a cool breeze.  I may 

have to go do some work outside and enjoy

this wonderful weather.

May is my month to be Queen Bee in Sew

Sweet Bee.  So I drew this Windmill block

and have wanted to make it for a long time

 and name it after my sweet niece's little girl.

Windmill's For Skyler Rose

So this is the block I am asking my bee

sister's to make me.

This is what you will need to make a block

4 White 4 1/4 inch squares

4 Purple 4 1/4 inch squares

and 

1  3 1/2 inch square

The white and purple 4 1/4 inch squares

 are going to be used to make half square 

triangles.  You will need 8 HST.

You can find the tutorial on how I make my

half square triangles in this post.

The 3 1/2 inch square will be the center of

your windmill.

This is the placement on how to sew them 

together.

Your block should be 9 1/2 inches.

For the quilt I used 20 blocks.

20 different fat quarters.

25 - 2 1/2 x 9 1/2 inch strips to sew to 

the right and left sides.

30 - 2 1/2 inches squares from left over

fabrics for the corner stones

24 - 2 1/2 x 9 1/2 inch strips to go in between 

the corner stones.

I cut my boarders 5 1/2 inches and used

about 5/8 of a yard.

3/4 for binding, but I do my binding a 

little bigger than most.  I cut my strips

3/4 of an inch x wof.

4 yards for backing.

Size of my quilt turned out to be 56 x 66 1/2

 

Hope you enjoy making this block as much

as I do.

Try to do something each day that you love.

Hugs

donna