User886077

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-57130-1.htm

This link from board site shows how to do "Magic Pinwheels". It looks like the same thing. This might help. Thanks to greencat for doing all the work. I don't know if anyone has the larger block measurements.

Carol

LindaR

I made one 3 1/2 and 6 1/2...the little placemat was the 3 1/2" template and 5" blocks, 5across and 5 down with 3" border...they are so much fun...

zz-pd

That is so neat, even I could do that. thank you and God bless. Penny

LindaR

"I got the pattern from the Australian Patchwork & Quilting 1998 Yearbook. More than happy to send it to you."

this is where the pattern originated from...always wondered. shows how to mark your 3 1/2" template

LindaR

when I use my 6½" template I'm going to try 8" blocks with a 4" border, I want to try a full size quilt doing it this way. Should be pretty in scraps...

RedGarnet222

Just wondering linda, what will your templet measurement be on your six inch templet? This looks like fun and I want to try it too.

littlehud

Cool, thanks for sharing.

User886077

Thank you I would love to have any information you may have. The directions say to add a 3" border. Is that a finished 3" or a cut strip of 3"?

How do you determine where to mark your block (as with the 3 1/2" template) when you make the block larger?

Also, I learned something (as usual the hard way). I washed my 5" charm pack and then put them in the dryer in a lingerie bag. They shrunk just enough to NOT be 5" anymore. I think I should have let them dry on their own.

Great pattern!

Carol

LindaR

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-57130-1.htm


this gives exact measurements to mark your ruler or template plastic....its exactly what mine measures...you can figure out how do do a 6½" template too, just add 2" to your markings on all sides....clear as mud but that what I did...

Dar-midlife

Yes, a friend of mine had her husband cut a whole lot of them for a group of us to learn last year before the "commercial" ones were available but after that different gals had any hardware store cut them. The small one is 3 1/2 inches with the measurement 1 inch in from the corners and draw the diagonal line with a sharpie marker. very easy. the larger one for the layer cake (10") square is 8 1/2" I believe. I just can't put my hands on my larger one now. I think you might be able to go 8 3/4 or 9" but try a couple first. A bit larger template would just leave less waste. Definitely very easy to make your own!