Half of march has come and gone and I've already completed my One Shiny Bee blocks for March! It's Val's month's and her theme is pinwheels.

She sent some awesome Heather Bailey fabrics. Remember that whole Iron Chef analogy I referenced in my last post? This is where it comes into play. What blocks could I use with these fabrics that will show off the beauty of the fabrics without being distracting or overpowering? It's party strategy and part beauty. Because the prints on fabrics were a larger scale than I normally work with, I felt really challenged. After much thought, I decided to deal with them in two ways, picking pattern with large enough pieces to show off some of the prints and strategic cutting.

Block: Twisting Star

By name, this is technically NOT a pinwheel. But my pinwheel requirements are pretty lax. As long as it's directional and conveys motion, it's a pinwheel!

Block: Disappearing Pinwheel in a Double Card Trick
(so aptly named by Carolyn)

I used this tutorial to make this block. But notice something different, yes? As I was laying it out, I decided to play with the border and came up with this. I instantly fell in love and now I have to make one of these for myself!

So there you have it, two pinwheels and off they go! Hungry for more pinwheels? There's a pinwheel sampler quilt-along happening here.