Today I’m going to demonstrate how sewing a fan isn’t that difficult.
My fan is 9″ x 9″ and it’s pieced traditionally. The large size of the block makes sewing curves easier.
The block is part of my new pattern called “Wheels”. It’s a modern quilt. I enjoyed making this quilt very much.
The quilt is fat quarter friendly and I actually used a fat quarter pack I got from Michael Miller and this.
The quilt has 8 fan blocks arranged into 2 large circles.
This is how you make the fan blocks:
This quilt is fat quarter friendly.

Quilt details
Quilt size: 48” x 48”
Finished block sizes
6” x 6”, 6” x 9” and 9” x 9”
Number of blocks
36 (6 columns x 6 rows)
The blocks are traditionally pieced. The pattern includes 2 fan templates.
The pattern includes alternative colour schemes.
Purchase and download the digital pattern

Some fabric recommendations for making this quilt with prints.
Coco fat quarter pack by Michael Miller in browns, greens, blues and greys would make a great quilt.
Or this Island batik fat quarter pack.
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My book Turnabout Patchwork
“Turnabout Patchwork. Simple quilts with a twist” is all about playing with blocks – making a block, slicing it up, and turning or repositioning the pieces to make a completely different block (sometimes two smaller blocks) to yield endless quilt tops.
Buy individual chapters of my book
Now that my publisher is going out of business I have bought the rights to publish my book. Now you can download individual chapters. Each digital download is a bundle with 4 quilt patterns in it.
As well as the instructions and fabric needs to make the blocks you’ll find a section on quiltmaking basics at the end of the pattern that discusses:
- Tools
- Squaring up blocks
- Borders
- Assembly and quilting
- Binding
so cool! I also enjoy using Michael Miller fabrics Roxanna/Mother
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