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Constructing the quilt top Decide on your layout by following the photo of the quilt top. You have one row of star/pinwheel/star, a row of pinwheel/star/pinwheel, and a final row of star/pinwheel/star. From the dark purple fabric, cut strips three inches long. These will become your borders between the blocks and around the sides for the inner border. All your inner bordrs will be three-inch strips. Follow the placement and order in the diagram. Press borders to the center of the quilt.
 Click here for a larger image Diagram :
 When sewing the rows together, pin carefully to make sure blocks line up correctly. Adding the outer border While an outer border isn't completely necessary, choosing the right fabric will make this a stunning quilt. Cut two strips that are 3 3/4 inches by the length of one side of the quilt. Sew these borders to the quilt and press toward the outer border. Cut two strips 3 3/4 inches the new length of the unfinished side of the quit. Sew these borders to the quilt and press toward the outer border. If you are using a strong geometric print, match the corner patterns as carefully as possible. You can vary the width of the outer border, depending on your preference and what shows the designs to best advantage. Making the quilt sandwich Cut your backing fabric (which has also been pretreated) at least two inches wider than the completed quilt top. Lay your backing fabric right side down and smooth out all the wrinkles. Lay your batting on top of the backing and smooth out any wrinkles. After pressing your finished quilt top, lay it on top of the batting, smoothing it into place. Hand baste your quilt (or use safety pins every three inches around the whole quilt) by starting in the center of the quilt and basting with long stitches to the center of the outside edge. Start in the center again and repreat to the opposite edge. Do this all around the quilt so that you ave basted the quilt into eight sections. Make sure nothing shifts in the quilt sandwich. Quilting The pinwheel blocks were outlined with a "stitch-in-the-ditch" around each piece of the pinwheel. Free motion stippling was used in the background of the pinwheel block. This serves to accent the pinwheel even more. Each completed block was also stitched around the four sides, serving to accent the inner border. The star blocks were outlined with a "stitch-in-the-ditch" around each piece of the star. Free motion stippling was used in the background of the star block, which accents the star even more. Each completed block was also stitched around the four sides, serving to accent the inner border. The inner purple borders were stitched using a walking foot to help hold the quilt sandwich from slipping. Each border strip was stitched down the middle of it. Using the walking foot as a guide, additional stitching lines were added one-quarter inch away from the inner and outer edges. Diagram :
 The outer geometric border was stitched down the middle of the design, using the walking foot to hold the quilt sandwich in place. Depending on the border you choose, you may decide to add additional stitching to accent the design. Add your binding in the method you prefer and whip-stitch to the back of your quilt. Beading Let your imagination guide you to embellish this quilt further. Lots of beading can be done to accent the geometric border and add sparkle to the quilt. Consider adding some unusual beads to mark the centers of the pinwheel blocks. Also, look carefully at your quilting of the dark purple borders. You have interesting lines where stitches intersect that could be accented with beads.
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