I've called my Lollie Wheels quilt "Houdini" because it's magic. There's an optical illusion that make you think that there's a square in the middle of each pinwheel block. But it's all due to fussy cutting! The fabric has printed lines of stitching on it, and if you cut it right way you can make this effect.
I made my quilt from some pieces of Lollies, Looking Forward and Remix that I had in my stash - along with contributions from 4 other sources. Jen Kingwell has a whole new range of Lollies fabrics coming out right now and the Lollie Wheels pattern was released at Quilt Market to go with the new fabrics. The pattern is available as a free download from the Amitie Textiles website.
I asked my long arm quilter to keep the quilting simple and just do straight vertical lines with pink thread. I'm really pleased with it. I think it allows the viewer to focus on the blocks without getting distracted by the quilting.
If I have left over fabrics I like to put them on the back because then I can show people how I did the fussy cutting.
My quilt ended up bigger than I initially planned because I was able to source more fabric than I expected. But I love the variety of fabrics in it. There certainly won't be another one identical to this!
My finished quilt is 64" x 72".
