Windmill Tablerunner Tutorial

Celebrate {almost} Spring!!!

Windmill Tablerunner Tutorial

 

Supplies

• 1 Charm pack {I used Neptune}

• 2/3 yd. Background fabric { I used Moda Essential Dots Egg Shell sku#8654 11}

• 2 yards Backing/binding fabric

• 1/2 yd. Border fabric {I used Neptune sku# 23037 19}

• Omnigrid Windmill template

• Small Clover Yo-Yo maker

• Batting 42X 42

• yo-yo's

• buttons

Instructions

• Choose 32 charms for the blocks.

• Carefully cut each charm into two windmill shapes using the Omnigrid template.

• Cut 3 strips of background fabric 5 inches X WOF

• open the strip and position right side up

• Lay one of the windmill charms next to the background so that you remember what orientation the template should be on the background. IF the template is flipped it will be a mirror image and the blocks will be mirror images. Speaking from experience on that issue.

• pin pieces together off setting the seam about 1/8 inch as shown and sew

• once pieces are sewn...arrange on a design wall

• sew pairs together and then rows

• Cut 4 strips for the border fabric 2 inches X WOF

• sew top borders 2 inches X 34 (measure the quilt top for accuracy)

• sew side borders 2 inches X 36

• Cut remaining background into 3 inch circles and using the small yo-yo maker
• make 16 yo-yo's for applique

• pin yo-yo's into the center of each windmill. • Applique into place using neutral thread and a small stitch.

• layer with batting and backing and stipple around yo-yo's in a meander pattern or quilt as desired.

Table topper 36X 36

 Designed by: Vickie Eapen

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p.s. If you are interested in MORE inspiration or patterns using the Windmill Template check out these links.
I found several other tutorials and ideas around the internet. Check them out ;)

the find.com

Come Quilt with Me mini Windmill

Kaye Woods pattern

Quilt broker

Sew take a Hike tutorial