Candy Bar Pinwheels! Yum!!

May LePetite- Candy Bar Pinwheels

Memorial Day weekend was a great time to be finishing this small quilt for LePetite!  I really wanted to use fabrics from my stash on this one, especially for the border.  It seemed like the perfect place to use one of those prints that I intended to use for a border someday, but didn't buy quite enough of it to use on a big quilt.  The fabric I chose to use from my stash was America the Beautiful from Clothworks.  All I know about it is what I can read from the selvage, so let me know if I'm wrong about that.  This worked well with other fabrics from my stash since I have made a few red and blue quilts in the past few years, which of course leads to plenty of red and blue scraps. Don't get me wrong though, I did buy a few new fabrics to add to the mix!

Stash fabrics in use!

My Fit to be Geese ruler came in handy here.  Although most of my scraps weren't wide enough to use following the directions that came with the ruler, I did use it to trim up some flying geese that got a little wonky making them the usual way. Trimming up pieces as I go along, is something I have recently started doing, as recommended in many of the Schnibbles patterns.  It does take a little more time, but with better results in the end. I like having my point and seams match up just right!


Candy Bar Pinwheels, designed by Doug Leko from Antler Quilt designs, was fun and easy to make.  The directions call for a Moda Candy Bar Bundle, but I thought it was a great one for fabrics from my stash.  If you don't know who Doug is be sure to learn more about him! How fun to make a quilt designed by such a young quilt designer!

As always, be sure to stop by and see the LePetite parade at Sherri and Sinta's blogs in the next few days to see more beautiful quilts!  I have already seen some wonderful versions out there!  Thanks to Sherri and Sinta for taking the time to put the parade together!  I'm off for a bike ride!  Enjoy your evening!