Pinwheels & Prairie Points

My first attempt at quilting was a Pinwheel quilt I made last year. 

(That's a post for another day)

I was told that a rag quilt was a nice place to start because the seams were more forgiving. So I came across a rag quilt tutorial on You Tube by Erica Arndt of Confessions of a Home Schooler. She explained things in a way that just clicked with me. Thanks for that Erica!! You can find her video HERE.  I had so much fun making those pinwheels and they quickly became addicting. 

So, when I decided to make a table runner for my Daughter I knew I was going to start with pinwheels. 

She picked out this cute fabric collection by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs called "Granny Chic". TOTALLY ADORABLE, right?

I used :

 1 - 5" charm packs of Granny Chic 

1 - 5" charm packs of Moda Solids White

to make the pinwheels. 

After I had them all sewn and squared I laid them out, rearranged and rearranged again until I was happy with the color balance. There, that's how they ended up. Lol! 

After I got the pinwheels put together I decided that they needed a border before I added the prairie points. My Daughter's favorite color is yellow so I went with this older fabric I fount at my local fabric shop. I'm not really sure of the name. I THINK it is a Red Rooster fabric. 

I used part of another "Granny Chic" charm pack to make the little prairie points. I cut each 5" square into 4 - 2.5" squares. I folded each 2.5" square point to point then in half.  Who knew prairie points could be so easy?!? 

Last but not least, I added a pretty blue border out of "Blue Floral Boho Blossom" fabric by Studio E.