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    Home » Quilts

    RBD Block Challenge Block 6; Windmill Quilt Block Pattern

    Updated: Jan 7, 2022 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · Leave a Comment

    Welcome to block 6 of the 2021 Riley Blake Block Challenge. This week I’m sharing a tutorial for the Windmill quilt block designed by Amy Smart.

    red pink and white quilt block on white cutting mat

    Block 6 of the Riley Blake block challenge is a variation of a Pinwheel & Sawtooth Star quilt block designed by Amy Smart of Diary of a Quilter. The block is quite simple to stitch up and comes together quickly thanks to Amy’s method for creating half-square triangle quilt blocks.

    Table of Contents
    • About the Quilt Block
    • How to Get the Pattern
    • More Fabric Ideas
    • Block Schedule

    About the Quilt Block

    I picked out the fabrics for my block and constructed it before realizing that the block was named “Windmill.” Given the name, I’m happy that I ended up creating it with tulip fabrics.

    multiple red pink and white quilt blocks on white cutting mat

    This block is the last block scheduled to be released in March. Next week will be a “catch up” week. The April blocks will then be released on Tuesdays beginning on April 6th.

    multiple red pink and white quilt blocks on white cutting mat

    I now have 6 blocks completed for my quilt and feel like I can see how the quilt is going to come together. Next month I’ll switch to 3-4 more prints from the Liberty Flower show collection.

    multiple red pink and white quilt blocks on white cutting mat
    multiple red pink and white quilt block on white cutting mat

    How to Get the Pattern

    Fill out the form below and we will email you all of the blocks in the challenge.

    You can also download the pattern in the Template Library if you prefer that method.

    More Fabric Ideas

    red white and blue quilt block on white cutting mat

    Here you can see the block stitched up in Notting Hill, Amy’s newest fabric collection. I love the blue solid that she has pulled into her design.

    red, white and blue fabrics stitched into quilt blocks

    Speaking of solids, here it is stitched up in all Confetti Cotton solids by Riley Blake.

    pink, brown and blue quilt block with papers on a white cutting mat

    Block Schedule

    • February Blocks:
    • Block 1; Pinwheel Star & Introduction
    • Block 2; Shining Star
    • Block 3; Framed Flower Block
    • March Blocks:
    • Block 4; Stella
    • Block 5: Ocean Waves
    • Block 6: Windmill Block
    • April Blocks:
    • Block 7; Reach for the Stars
    • Block 8; Butterfly
    • Block 9; Sugar Candy
    • May Blocks:
    • Block 10; Lady of the Lake
    • Block 11; Glint
    • Block 12; Nine Patch Star
    • June Blocks:
    • Block 13; Dizzy Pinwheel
    • Block 14; I Heart Quilting
    • Block 15; Summer Picnic
    • Block 16; Checkerboard Star & Final Quilt Layout

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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