New Free Block Pattern! "June's Pinwheel"
Carolina Moore hosts a monthly blog hop of free quilt block patterns called #QuiltBlockMania. The theme for December is Barn Quilts. When I saw this theme coming up, I knew I wanted in!
The Barn Quilt theme immediately made me think of a block design I painted on a barn at my parent's house 12 years ago. So I wrote a pattern to bring the painting to fabric.
The block design became part of a larger collaboration with Tara Reed, a Riley Blake fabric designer, who reached out about making a project with her new collection: "Winter Barn Quilts" -- obviously a perfect match for this project! And, eventually the idea grew into an entire quilt pattern with 7 sizes and 2 color ways! I call it June's Pinwheel, after my grandmother, who the original barn painting was also for.
Today, you can get the FREE 12" June's Pinwheel Block Pattern as part of #QuiltBlockMania.
Here it is in a bright spring palette!
June's Pinwheel Quilt Pattern | 7 Sizes and 2 Color Ways!
Try it out, and when you want to make a quilt size version, come back for the full June's Pinwheel Quilt Pattern which features 18" blocks, 7 sizes from pillow to king, and 2 colorways - single block repeating and alternating blocks. (When you download the FREE June's Pinwheel Block Pattern, you'll receive a special discount for the full Quilt Pattern! 😉)
Baby size June's Pinwheel Quilt shown in Kona Paprika, Papaya, Putty, and Snow.
The best part about laying this block out as a larger quilt is the surprise secondary block! The corners of each block come together to create a star design without any extra effort! I was so pleasantly surprised when I noticed this during design, and honestly, it's the reason I wrote the full quilt pattern!
Please check out this post about the full quilt pattern where I'm sharing lots of June's Pinwheel tips. And see this post for all the quilt tester versions of June's Pinwheel! You don't want to miss all their amazing color schemes and fabric pulls! They all took this quilt in so many directions and proved it is beautiful in muted, bold, light, bright, and dark colors.
Purchase the June's Pinwheel Quilt Pattern with 7 sizes and 2 color ways HERE.
Quilt Tester Versions
Here are just a few examples of this block from testers to give you an idea of various color palettes. They did such an amazing job of taking this block in lots of different directions--muted, bright, and even dark and moody. See more at #SWMJunesPinwheel on Instagram. (Click images below to go to the maker's Instagram profile.)
Get the FREE June's Pinwheel 12" Block Pattern HERE!
Also check out #SWMJunesPinwheel on Instagram to see even more tester photos and follow as more quilts are made!
Winter Barn Quilts Fabric Collection by Tara Reed
The fabrics shown above were generously provided by Tara Reed from her new Winter Barn Quilts Collection for Riley Blake Designs. They are absolutely perfect for the Barn Quilt Blocks theme this month with #QuiltBlockMania! They would look great with any of the various December designers' blocks! (See link list below!)
Ask for them wherever you like to buy Riley Blake fabrics. See more the Winter Barn Quilts and other fabric collections by Tara Reed HERE.
#QuiltBlockMania | December 2022 Blog Hop
And lastly, don't miss all the other free barn quilt blocks with #QuiltBlockMania this month! Click each link below to hop to all participating blogs.
Barn Star Quilt Block by Carolina Moore
Barn by QuiltFabrication
Independence Block
Sunflower Barn Block by Sugar Sand Quilts
Prairie Winds Block by Martha Jane Creations
Amish Star Block at Fab Fabric Girl
Squash Blossom Block by Paleofish Designs
Celtic Knot at Patti's Patchwork
Maple Leaves by Inquiring Quilter
Goose in the Pond by Tamarinis
Dutchman's Puzzle Quilt Block at Bonjour Quilts
Corner Star Block
Star of Hope Barn Block by Quiltblox
Meadow Flower by Inflorescence
Bright Star by Blue Bear Quilts
Bear Paw Block by BoBerry Design Co.
June's Pinwheel Block and Quilt by Sew Worthy Mama
Tudor Rose block by Flowerdog Designs
Lucky Clover Block by Patchwork Breeze
One More Thing...
If free quilt patterns are your thing, check out my FREE Sawtooth Star baby quilt, too. The rainbow version makes 2 quilts at once and you can finish both in under 3 hours! And it even matches my sawtooth star onesies and maternity shirts!
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Patti, I am so sorry the email didn’t reach you! I just sent an email to you with the free pattern attached. Also remember that as an email subscriber you have access to The Stash page (under the Resources tab) which is where all the freebies live. You can download all you like there! :)
Lori, I’m so glad you like it! I’d love to see what you make. If you’re on instagram, use the tag #SWMJunesPinwheel and tag @sewworthymama so I can see your pillows and share them! :)
I can’t download the free pattern. An email never arrives. We just bought a new living room set and my husband told me I should make some new pillows. This pinwheel pattern is perfect for them. Please help.
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Oh cool pattern!
oh but this is wonderful. thanks so much for sharing. I see many pillows with this pattern in my future. I know my great niece will love this pattern also. ohhh sewing here I come.