Inchie Pinwheel Pattern

May 15, 2009

Inchie Pinwheel Pattern

Here is a downloadable .pdf for you to try out your very own Inchie Pinwheel block. You'll need to create 38 total inchies, broken down between three color schemes.Download PinwheelInchiePattern_neu

Here are some tips for you when designing your inchies:

First: I would stick quite rigidly to the color-scheme in order to not cause any confusion at the end when the bigger pattern comes together. What I mean by this is that in this pattern there are light, dark and bright (green) squares. The light squares should be made with light or neutral images onto a light or neutral background. The dark squares were made with darker images on dark blue or black backgrounds and the green squares were made with greenish images onto green backgrounds. Don't put a green image on a light square because at the end your eye will go to the color and the end pattern will look like it's flawed.

Second: any of the inchies that will need to be cut down to represent "half-squares" should be made relatively symmetrical or simple. VW buses were perfect images as were olives or plants and flowers. Images like these are still readily recognizable once sliced in half. Cut these inchies in half by flipping your square over, penciling in a diagonal line and cutting by hand. I tried using a slicer to cut them but they're so small they want to slip.

Third: use a one-inch punch to cut all your inchies backgrounds for the project. I had a few that I had cut by hand and at the end this was noticable when it came time to piece them together. You need all your lines to come together perfectly if you want to see your overall design.

Have fun, good luck and please link back to me if you give it a try... I want to see your results too!