Charming

When making pinwheel block where all the blocks meet in the center, there is a way to cut the corners of the joined center where it shapes like a flower and non of the seams overlap and reduces the bulk where they meet.....Does anybody know how to do this or give me a link of tutorial???

Thanks

MTS

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-23377-1.htm#461870

Grambi

This (the tutorial) is the way I was taught. Sometimes it resists going that way, but I usually can coax it to swirl like in the picture. Sometimes I just want to get out the hammer--heard that this is a solution that some people have used in the past.

TonnieLoree

I suggested that to someone before. Beat it with a rubber mallet until it behaves-if you can't get it to lie flat enough due to bulkiness.

peacebypiece

Hammer works great. An instructor at my favorite quilt hop complimented me on my neat sampler blocks one day. I used spray starch and a hammer. Also, try Home Depot for a very nice small hammer, costs about $6.00, and is about 8" long total.

tjradj

The hammer, or in my case the butt end of my wooden handled seam ripper works for me!

Charming

Thank you all for the help and MTS for the link, now i just have to try to understand it, but i will get help.

Charming

OMG i thought you ladies were kidding about the hammer...lol...i guess not...i should try this one, it sounds fun :-)