The Magic

Continued from Sore Brain Cells

To prepare for the magic,

I lifted one corner of a top triangle and folded it back.

Then I lifted the corner of the triangle underneath it.

I laid the first triangle corner back down,

 followed by the second triangle corner.

This is the beginning of a pinwheel effect.

 Now pull an opposite triangle corner up,

and once again fold back the triangle corner underneath.

 Again, lay the first triangle corner down,

followed by the second triangle corner.

Magically you have revealed this pinwheel

which is double sided.

At this point I had to cut a rectangle of fabric 1 1/4" by 4" and pressed it lengthwise in half

and then pressed each edge into the center fold

 and again folding and pressing that original center fold,

I stitched it down forming the fabric to be used as a loop for hanging.

This I folded in half to make a loop

and inserted it at one corner between the triangles and the front

and pinned and stitched around the outer edge of the hot pad.

DO NOT leave an opening to turn.

Clip the corners.

 Now you can magically turn it right side out

by pulling it through the opening in the center back where all the triangles come together.

Front.

Back.

I know the corners don't meet.

It will probably bug me every time I see it.

But I will also remind myself that this is how we learn.

Focus on learning the new machine and new pattern

and the technique will improve on it's own.

I already feel a little more confident with my machine.

It is the first step.