Video tutorial: Windmill cathedral window quilt block
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2016
- This is an easy quilt block that uses fabric manipulation as its main technique. It is a quick and easy block suitable for beginners and experienced quilters alike.
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Yay thank you. Im 68 from NZ. Taught myself to sew three years ago and now make quilts for unwell people for free. Have done 88 and 12 recently went to Urkraine. Im not perfect andcdont quilt at end because they are snuggle quilts. Wanted something different andvlove this pattern.
What a prolific quilter👏👏👏 Happy quilting!
I don't know how I missed this BRILLIANT block!
THANK you!
+Susie Annei 😊
hand crft thrmcol plat woolan work
+Sunita Aswani 😊
precioso admirable, muchas gracias, practico e interesante.
+Alcira Ramirez Cardona gracias 😊
Like you Teresa I have been buying from Connecting Threads and really picked up some great bargains and they are so quick with their deliveries and again the UK gets free shipping over $75 and the fabrics are such bargains I can easliy spend that!! The fabrics are really nice quality the only problem is I am not using it quick enough and the stash gets bigger and bigger but it nice to see it stacked up ! Thanks for another great tutorial Teresa, I have done Cathedral Windows before but a different finish so I will have to try this one now.
+Jean Maleary I totally agree. I hope you enjoy making this block 😊
So ..so beautiful.i hope i can do it.
+.Abdulrahman Alkurashi Thanks. I'm sure you will
Amazing!!!
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Hooray! Another tutorial from Theresa! I check my email every day - with fingers crossed - awaiting the next wondrously clever - and beautiful! - block design. I wish I had a fabric shop like the one you shop at - gorgeous fabrics! Are there any particular designers or manufacturers that you like to use? I'm 'modernizing' my stash...and your color combinations are always so bright and fresh! I keep a 'permanent record' of all your great ideas by using the snipping tool, and stopping the video at crucial points, copying the 'picture', and transferring it to a Word 2-column document. Then I 'miniaturize' the pictures, and add a bit of explanation for myself - though not often needed - so it all fits on one page. I keep your 'tuts' in a separate folder - since I can ALWAYS go there and find something really special to make next! Thanks SO VERY MUCH for sharing with us!
+Linda G hi Linda. You're very organised! I buy mostly from US shops and mostly from shops with good shipping rates to Australia. Lately I've been buying from Connecting Threads. They have free shipping to Oz. I used to buy from small etsy shops but the shipping has increased a lot in the last 3 years. Usually I go straight to the sale section of any fabrics website. There'll always be something nice there. I don't have any favourite designers though collections by cosmo cricket for moda and bonnie and Camille for moda as well as heather bailey always have fabric I like. I don't have a big stack of fabric.
+ Teresa DownUnder - Yes, I've also bought from Connecting Threads as even in the U.S. their shipping charges are so reasonable even for smaller purchases. It's worth shopping there for backings alone especially because their clearance tab's prices are so inexpensive. Like many sewists and quilters, as a senior citizen I have more fabric in my stash than I have time in my life to get sewn up. I'm now trying to decide which lines I'll keep and which I'll donate to a local organization for charity use.
I don't know about being all that 'organized'....you should see my quilting studio! ;D I do find, however, that 'writing stuff down' is a lot better than relying on my memory! (Though I'm still '39' in my mind, the rest of me makes it hard to lie about! ) ;D Thanks for the info! Connecting Threads does have nice fabric - and great prices!
+Linda G and the fabric is good quality
+newbeequilter Batting is great. I just bought 3 King size pieces for less than half the price they cost in Australia
Beautiful amezing craft 👌
Thank you 😊
Description of windmills & pinwheels to go w previous posts: Project Quilting 10.3
Bigger Than a Bread Box Challenge
Windmill Pinwheel Pillow, Meas. 14” x 28”, Made in Michigan
I discovered this take on a traditional Cathedral Window on Pinterest. It immediately caught my attention. I was delighted to find out it’s named after windmills (Windmill Cathedral Window block). It’s so appropriate since I am Dutch and windmills are a traditional symbol for the Netherlands.
After a little research, I found that there are more than 1000 windmills in the Netherlands and they were first used in the late 1500’s to move water from the lowlands to the rivers in order to use the land for farming. They are also “the universal symbol of life, serenity, resilience, self-sufficiency, and perseverance in a harsh environment.” (I can relate to this in so many ways!) I also like that a “more playful and colorful representation of the windmill is the pinwheel, which symbolizes diversity, potential, transformation, wish fulfillment, and childhood innocence.” (I need more of this in my life!) I love that windmills and pinwheels go together. They are two different and complementary sides of life: hardship and innocence; work and play; perseverance and transformation. It was only natural to combine these windmill blocks into a pinwheel pattern!
I found a great tutorial on UA-cam (ua-cam.com/video/7fn9e2uykME/v-deo.html). I originally planned to have the larger multi print make up the pinwheels, but the grey and tan metallic dot really brought it out better. After it was finished I saw there are multiple pinwheels in this, depending on which color you focus on. I love the playfulness and the dimension of this pillow.
I arranged 8 blocks to make 2 pinwheels. The border picks up the aqua blue in the middle of each block with a final small border of the dotted fabric and backed with the large multi print. I used an invisible zipper closure and Aurifill thread throughout. There are 40 - 6” squares in those 8 blocks! I’m thrilled with how this turned out and it will sit proudly on my living room sofa!
New techniques: folded fabric, new pattern, rectangle pillow
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You did a great job. I’m inspired by the use of the technique 😊 I’m sharing it to my FB page.
Thank you so much #TeresaDownUnder!
Great!
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chulisimo!!!!!!!
+Ana Maria Morera Gracias 😊
Whew! This was a different kind of block for me and my expertise, so I watched it at 1/4 speed (no audio, but just fine with your visuals) and then I "got it". I was wondering, since there are several layers in the unfinished block, do you also use typical batting and backing with this or just a backing? I guess it depends on how heavy/warm you want the quilt. Nicely done!
It,s quite thick. If used on a quilt I wouldn't use batting. My machine wouldn't cope with so many thick layers.
How would you quilt this? Any suggestions? I am so interested and wanna make the blocks but not sure about the quilting part on this one.
You’d have to quilt in the ditch
Very nice
😊
Turn the bottom square wrong side up, finish the top and then turn inside out and voila, you got an amazing coaster for drinks etc!
Great tip! Thanks.
Teresa DownUnder I put on square up and one down so wrong sides facing, then do the folding and that way the hole in the middle looks cute too
+Tina Wemyss Not sure I can picture how you do it. So you don't have raw edges at the end?
Teresa DownUnder just turn it all inside out like you did before xxxxx
+Tina Wemyss that's what I thought but wasn't sure. 😊😊
That will be a lot of ha d stitching, can it be placed on the sewing machine or use fabric glue? What do you thing?
It can be placed on a sewing machine. Some machines allow height of the feet to be adjusted. I don’t know about glue. I don’t think it’d work. You don’t need to use batting.
I was thinking temporary fabric glue, the one that washes away. I love the technique and the effect of the block. I just today learned how to make cathedral window block and you come and amaze me with a block I HAVE to try ☺️. Thanks for the challenge.
I see. I’ve never used glue on my quilts so I can’t offer any advice on that. I just pinned the squares and put them through the machine. Some machines don’t like too much bulk, and there’s quite a bit of bulk in this block 😊 I hope you enjoy making the block.
What about binding? How do you treat the raw edges?
+Felizitas Standeford You can use regular binding with just one layer because of the thickness or you can skip the binding and instead place a piece of backing the same size on top. Sew around the edges leaving a small opening and turn inside out through the opening.
Thanks! I think I will try the second method because I'm struggling with making decent binding ... :(
+Felizitas Standeford good luck with it 😊
It's like pot holders pattern
You can use it as a potholder yes.
So if we want to make a quilt, you just do not need batting.then.
+Yen Shifflett If I was going to make a full quilt or table runner I wouldn't use any batting just some backing. There're too many layers of fabric. My machine wouldn't cope. I've used this fabric manipulation in a regular quilt but just with one single windmill. That was ok with batting.