Pinwheel Popper Quilt Along: Week 2

Week 2 of our quilt along begins today! I really enjoyed seeing your fabric pulls last week so keep posting those progress pictures on Instagram.

Edited: The quilt along is finished, but you can still read all of the posts from previous quilt alongs at the Quilt Alongs Page.

Videos for this week

Snowballs
Pressing your Units
Assembling and Pressing Blocks

I will be adding videos throughout the quilt along. You can view all of the currently available videos at any time in this playlist.

On the schedule for this week

This week we’re going to make 5 blocks. You can see my first five blocks in the picture above. I’m using some gorgeous fabrics from Meander and Make (affiliate link). I used fabrics from Clover and Ethereal for the quilt I’m making for the quilt along (affiliate links).

Pressing

I’m not a stickler for pressing. I say this a lot. It’s not that I don’t think pressing is important, it’s just that I am not going argue over the “right” way to press. I know why I use the techniques and tools I use, and I just assume other people have a good reason for doing things their way as well. I sort of feel silly putting pressing instructions in patterns because I know most people are going to ignore them and just do whatever they want to. I do put pressing instructions in the patterns for people who want them. BUT, there’s no way to keep everybody happy with these. I tend to just instruct to press the way I would do it with the disclaimer that you can always use another method if you prefer.

For someone who doesn’t get too worked up over pressing methods, I end up talking about it a lot. That’s because it’s probably the question I get asked the most when it comes to patterns. So, in the video on pressing units, I talk a little about things to consider when you choose your pressing method: reducing bulk, nesting seams, pressing to the dark side. Depending on the pattern, your fabrics, and fabric placement, you may not be able to address all of those concerns. So, sometimes you have to decide which is most important to you for the project you’re working on at the time.

Get a custom label for your quilt

I had some labels made for this pattern! If you want a custom Pinwheel Popper label with your name on it, you can get one! I order all of my labels from Melanie at Southern Charm Quilts/Meander and Make. They are great labels. You can get order your Pinwheel Popper Quilt label HERE (affiliate link). Use the coupon code SNUGGLEBUGSTITCHING at Meander and Make for 10% off.

Each Week on the Blog

I’ll link to all of the other weeks near the end of each post. I will add each post here as I have them. You can also find this on the Quilt Alongs Page.

Week 1 – Gather Fabrics & Cut Pieces
Week 2 – You are currently at the Week 2 post
Week 3 – Make 5 Blocks
Week 4 – Make 4 Blocks
Week 5 – Make 2 Blocks, Assemble Top

Prize for this Week

Our prize for this week is going to be a Moda Layer Cake from Missouri Star Quilt Complany (affiliate link). They typically have several of the precuts marked down, and you should definitely check out their daily deals. This one is for US winners only due to shipping costs. If the winner is an international quilt alonger, I will send you the PDF pattern so you don’t miss out on getting a prize.

To be eligible for prizes:

– You must be following me and all our sponsors on Instagram and post at least one progress picture for the week on Instagram by Tuesday at 5:00 PM Central Time. You must tag me @snugglebugstitching in your posts and use the #pinwheelpopperqal and #pinwheelpopperquilt.
Here are the Instagram accounts you need to be following to be elligible for prizes:
@snugglebugstitching
@southerncharmquilts
@meanderandmake
@benartex_fabrics
@missouriquiltco
@cutloosepress
@checkerdistributors

-I will announce the winner on Instagram and tag the lucky quilt alonger so that they know they’ve won. The winner will have one week to contact me to claim the prize. Any unclaimed prizes will be forfeited.