Pinwheel Quilt block tutorial

So I got to thinking I could show you how to make the pinwheel square. So if anything like me I cannot cut triangles and the other cheat of taking a square and sew in half diagonally also wasn't for me. So Here is how I learned to do it from the Missouri Quilt Star Co. This will also work for several other patterns. THe combinations are limitless. 

First you will want two fabric squares (mine are 5in each) One needs to be the print and one a plain color or whatever your design is. 

You want to sew them right sides together. All the way around. Yes you want to sew so the bad sides of both fabrics are showing. 

Then cut across from one point to the other. 

Repeat the other way. 

You should have this. 

Open the triangle and press seam to dark side. 

Cut the little triangles left on each square you just made. 

Here are some of the ways you can lay these out..

It will look like it wont fit if you are doing a pinwheel but sew the top two together and the bottom two together it will look like this. 

Then sew the top and bottom and you will have a nice pinwheel block. 

Note that if you happen to get some that are a little wonky like this one it really is NOT a big deal. It is handmade so minor mistakes make it special. I wont tear seams over something so little. When you get 100 of these together if someone notices then I would say they are a little to meticulous.  

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. I hope it inspires you to do something special. Also your pinwheels can be made up of several different patterns and colors all in one it just depends what style you want to go for!