Windmills and Pinwheels Fabric Requirements

Windmills Fabric Requirements

It’s time to gather your fabric and supplies for the latest quilt block challenge: Windmills and Pinwheels. This challenge features a quilt designed by Toby Lischko of Gateway Quilts and Stuff.

Appliqued Quilt

Pieced Quilt

Appliqued Quilt (left) and Pieced Quilt (right)

The finished quilt size for the large option is 86” x 86” and the small option is 58” x 58”

The Windmills and Pinwheels quilt is a fun blend of pieced points and curved applique. Made in a medallion style, you can either piece or applique a large center block and then build upon the center as you work your way through this eight- week challenge. For several of the blocks you will be given the choice of patterns- one a pieced block designed by Toby and one a slightly different pieced version designed by Ashley that incorporates applique. The applique design inspiration came from one of the main print fabrics, which features flowers. While we have provided applique templates for you to create the same designs, feel free to play around and create your own- we can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Find the fabric requirements available for download below! And make sure to share your fabric choices in the Quilt Block Challenge Facebook Group – we can’t wait to see everyone’s work!

If you haven’t signed up for the Quilt Block Challenge, there’s still time! You can sign up here to make sure you get the block assignments delivered to your inbox each week.

Find the other challenge materials here:
Fabric Requirements
Windmills and Pinwheels Week 1
Windmills and Pinwheels Week 2
Windmills and Pinwheels Week 3
Windmills and Pinwheels Week 4
Windmills and Pinwheels Week 5-6
Windmills and Pinwheels Week 7
Windmills and Pinwheels Week 8

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78 Responses to “Windmills and Pinwheels Fabric Requirements”

  1. Beth Mills

    Great program

  2. MILLS, ELSBETH

    A great program. Fun to learn each new block.

  3. Beth Mills

    I participated in the last one & I learned some new procedures.

  4. Sue

    I just joined. I know I will be challenged and learn new things.

  5. Renee Holsen

    Looking forward to getting started.

  6. Jill

    Can’t wait to get started

  7. Julia

    I wish you had a website for this challenge. I don't belong to Facebook so I can't see everything. :( Thank you for the challenge and patterns.

  8. Patricia Startz

    I need to catch up!

  9. Juanita

    Getting late start, but looking forward to the challenge. Hello to all!

  10. Sharon

    I like this type of quilt. Always up for a challenge