Rolling Pinwheel Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

• Yellow: Cut ONE (1) 5 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are flanked by the results of the White
  2 7/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• Orange: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/2″ square. (This is the center of this quilt block.)
• Orange: Cut TWO (2) 2 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 7/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’re paired with the Yellow/White Flying Geese as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• Orange: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 7/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’re paired with the White 2 1/2″ squares & will help create the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block as needed to sew it together.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block. They’re paired with the Orange/White Half-Square Triangles as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 2 7/8″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Orange 2 7/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’re paired with the Yellow/White Flying Geese as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Orange 2 7/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’re paired with the White 2 1/2″ squares & will help create the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block as needed to sew it together.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These triangles will flank the results of the Yellow 5 1/4″ square, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• White: Cut FOUR (2) 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangles. (These are paired on TWO (2) sides, with the Orange/White Half-Square Triangles, as needed to sew this quilt block together.)

Rolling Pinwheel Quilt Block Diagram

Rolling Pinwheel Quilt

If you sew TWELVE (12) “Rolling Pinwheel Quilt Blocks” you’ll end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

Alice’s Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

• Gold: Cut ONE (1) 1 1/2″ square. (This is the center of this quilt block. It’s paired with the White 1 1/2″ squares. It’s also paired with the Green 1 1/2″ squares. All together they’ll create ONE (1) Nine-Patch in the center of this quilt block.)
• Gold: Cut FOUR (4) 1 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 1 7/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles, as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• Gold: Cut EIGHT (8) 1 1/2″ x 4″ rectangles. (These are paired on ONE (1) end with the Gold/White Half-Square Triangles. They’re also paired on ONE (1) other end with the Green squares that are in the Nine-Patch in the center of this quilt block. Additionally they’re paired  on ONE (1) other side with the Green 1 1/2″ x 4″ rectangles as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• Green: Cut FOUR (4) 1 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the White 1 1/2″ squares. They’re also paired with the Gold 1 1/2″ square. All together they’ll create ONE (1) Nine-Patch in the center of this quilt block.)
• Green: Cut EIGHT (8) 1 1/2″ x 4″ rectangles. (These are paired on ONE (1) end with the White 1 1/2″ square. They’re also paired on ONE (1) other end with the White 1 1/2″ squares that are in the Nine-Patch in the center of this quilt block. Additionally they’re paired  on ONE (1) other side with the Gold 1 1/2″ x 4″ rectangles as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• Green: Cut TWO (2) 4 3/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 4 3/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles, as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• Green: Cut FOUR (4) 1 1/2″ x 4″ rectangles. (These are paired on ONE (1) end with the White
  1 1/2″ square. They’re also paired on ONE (1) other end with the White 1 1/2″ squares that are in the in the Nine-Patch center of this quilt block. Additionally they’re paired  on TWO (2) other sides with the Gold 1 1/2″ x 4″ rectangles as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• Green: Cut FOUR (4) 1 1/2″ x 4″ rectangles. (These are the upper right-hand & the lower left-hand corners of this quilt block. They “frame” the Green/White Half-Square Triangles as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• Green: Cut FOUR (4) 1 1/2″ x 5″ rectangles. (These are the left-hand & the right-hand “frame” around the Green/White Half-Square Triangles. As needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 1 7/8″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Gold 1 7/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles, as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 1 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the Green 1 1/2″ x 4″ rectangles as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 1 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the Green 1 1/2″ squares. They’re also paired with the Gold 1 1/2″ square. All together they’ll create ONE (1) Nine-Patch in the center of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 4 3/8″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Green 4 3/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles, as needed to sew this quilt block together.)

Alice’s Quilt Block Diagram

Alice’s Quilt

If you sew TWELVE (12) “Alice’s Quilt Blocks” you’ll end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.