Madeline's Ferris Wheel Quilt

This beautiful Ferris Wheel quilt top is the creation of Madeline Reese of  Rio Rancho, New Mexico. She's enjoying the casual approach to making these fans "by eye." Nice job, Madeline!

Click to see my pattern for Ferris Wheel. This is the fun, no-fuss way to make fan blocks. No paper piecing, no foundation. There are so many ways to use fans, including as corner blocks in borders. 

April Roudabush's Ferris Wheel Quilt

April Roudabush of Pennsylvania made this stunning Ferris Wheel quilt to give as a gift. 

The recipient of the quilt put it under a black light (below). Wow!

She is on Facebook as This Biker Quilts. 

Wonderful job, April!

Ferris Wheel by Nancy H. Sonneborn

This beautiful Ferris Wheel quilt was made by Nancy H. Sonneborn. The fabrics were given to her by a friend and Nancy will donate the quilt to "Quilts that Care" for a patient undergoing chemo. Very nice idea! This is Nancy's first Ferris Wheel quilt. She liked making it and is planning another one.

To see this pattern, click here: Ferris Wheel quilt pattern.

Patty High's New Ferris Wheel Quilt!

This beautiful Ferris Wheel quilt is the creation of Patty High of Florida. 

I especially like the striped fabrics she used...and all the reds. 

Visit her quilt shop: Red Amaryllis Quilts on Etsy. 

Patty used my Ferris Wheel pattern to make this lovely quilt.

Click to see all my patterns. 

June Calender's New Quilt!

June Calender from Cape Cod, Massachusetts finished her "Whirligig"quilt and it's a beauty. She wrote about this quilt on her blog: Calender Pages.

 June enjoys taking a liberated approach to both fabric selection and piecing. Nice job!

If this fan block looks familiar, it's from my Ferris Wheel pattern. It's fun; take a look.

Carolyn Wenzel's Ferris Wheel Quilt!

This lively Ferris Wheel quilt was made by Carolyn Wenzel from Wisconsin. It won Viewer's Choice for the "Black Quilt Challenge" recently at her local guild quilt show. The red centers and the light red block are brilliant, aren't they? And the red binding too. Nice nice job, Carolyn!

It's fun to make these fans. View the Ferris Wheel quilt pattern.

Kristy's Ferris Wheel Quilt

Dianne made this Ferris Wheel quilt for her daughter's friend Kristy. It's a gift in memory of Kristy's mother. 

Dianne's husband drafted the pattern for the quilting. Beautiful job, Dianne!

Dianne's blog is EatPlayQuilt.

See the pattern here. The fans are made by eye, no foundations or fancy cutting needed.

King Size Fan Quilt!

This is a king size custom fan quilt that I made for an Etsy customer. 

It's the same method shown in the Ferris Wheel quilt pattern.

Notice how the small fan block in the lower right corner (above) helps the border turn the corner? 

How cool is that?

Maika Christensen of Utah did the beautiful free motion quilting. I love her work.

My fan block method uses no foundation, no paper-piecing, and no fancy cutting.

Ferris Wheel! The Fun Way to Make Fans!

Here it is: the Ferris Wheel Quilt! If you don't want to bother with paper piecing or fabric foundations, this quilt pattern is for you! These fans are pieced "by-eye." Once you get the hang of it you'll find uses for these clever blocks in lots of quilts. (For example, going around the corners in borders.)

I like how it looks like a wheel when you use striped fabrics.

Here's another variation below. The "by-eye" aspect is more evident in this red and pink variation.

The whole quilt measures 65" x 81. This quilt is really fun to make, and really packs a punch.

Please spread this quilt around the Internet: Pinerest, your blog, flickr, or FB. Use any of the photos. Thanks so much!

The link to the pattern is: https://www.etsy.com/listing/181236785/ferris-wheel-quilt-pattern-fan-quilt-fun?ref=shop_home_feat_1

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