Pinwheel Disappearing 4 Patch!

All photos will have the patches in the original orientation so you can see
which piece was cut or moved between photos.

Block A Block B

1.! Start with 2 different 4-patch squares. My 2.! Cut along both diagonals on both squares.
patches are 4.5” so I could trim the final
blocks to 6 1/2”

All seams in this step are pressed toward

the dark fabric.

Block A Block B Block A Block B

A1 B1 B1
B4
A4 B4 A4 A1
A2 B2 A2 A3
A3 B3 B2 B3

3.! Patches look like this after cutting along the 4.! Trade the top and bottom triangles of Block
diagonal. A with right and left triangles of the Block B.

Each section of each block is now labeled

(ex. Block A contains sub-blocks A1, A2, A3,
and A4). The labels are on the light fabric,
but the entire triangle section is named.

The original tutorial can be found here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-68180-1.htm

This tutorial was created by Tara Tarbet (Welcome Home Farm)
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5.! Sew triangles together as in photo.
You can sew one block completely before
sewing the next block, it is easier to show
one half at a time in photos.
6.! Press so that all seams go in the same
direction. Doing that makes it easier to
sew the halves together.

7.! Sew both halves of the squares together.

The original tutorial can be found here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-68180-1.htm

This tutorial was created by Tara Tarbet (Welcome Home Farm)
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8.! My ruler is 3” wide. Place the center line of the ruler on the center seam of the
block. Cut on both sides of the ruler.

Using any ruler, cut 1 1/2” from the center on both sides of the center seam.

8a.!Photo after cutting on either side of the

center seam.

The original tutorial can be found here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-68180-1.htm

This tutorial was created by Tara Tarbet (Welcome Home Farm)
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9.! Cut along the center seam in the other

direction, 1 1/2” from the center seam. 10.!Look closely at the photos in steps 9 and 10.

You now have 9 patches. Rotate the center blocks 180˚ on all 4 sides of
both blocks. (Arrows only show which sub-
blocks are rotated on the left block to avoid
too much clutter in the photos.

You may also decide to rotate the center

pinwheel, but I did not do that in the
demonstration blocks.

11.!Sew in rows as you would sew any 12.!Press seams in opposite directions so the
9-patch. block rows can be sewn together more easily.

The original tutorial can be found here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-68180-1.htm

This tutorial was created by Tara Tarbet (Welcome Home Farm)
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! Finished Pinwheel Disappearing 4-Patch ! My first blocks with the center pinwheel rotated.
blocks. You end up with two blocks that are
opposite of each other.

! The top left and bottom right blocks are my original blocks,
the top right and bottom left are the blocks from the photos.
The original blocks also have the center pinwheel rotated.

The original tutorial can be found here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-68180-1.htm

This tutorial was created by Tara Tarbet (Welcome Home Farm)