Mill Wheels

This quilt started with a pattern called “Potters Wheel” by Briar Hill Designs, available here. The directions were good, but of course I don’t usually make more than a couple of blocks of the same design, so it took a couple of years for me to complete this.

Of course I had to change something. When I got all the blocks done, I put them on the design wall in the suggested setting and didn’t like it. So I added irregular sashing, and now I love the quilt.

Here’s the wonderful circle quilting done by Andrea Walker of Walker Quilt Company.

I changed the name to “Mill Wheels” because I’ve seen those with a square center pretty often, but never have seen a potter’s wheel with a square center. The design also reminds me of the Chinese good luck coins with the square hole in the middle, but I didn’t use that name because it’s not really in my vocabulary.

Quilt Stats

Name: Mill Wheels

Pattern: Potters Wheel by Briar Hill Designs

Finished size (of my variation): 51″ x 51.5″

Quilted by: Andrea Walker, Walker Quilt Company

It’s a beautiful quilt but it would benefit from a class because the process is pretty involved, so I’ll probably teach it next spring at Studio Stitch. If you sign up for the Studio Stitch newsletter you’ll get the announcement.

14 thoughts on “Mill Wheels”

Taking one of your classes is on my Wish List.

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zippyquilts on November 21, 2021 at 5:11 pm said:

Thanks. You’re still invited to come visit, too. I just met a blogging friend in person for the first time recently and hope to meet more 🙂

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- Chela's Colchas y Mas on November 21, 2021 at 11:12 pm said:
  
  Thanks. I hope to show up on your doorstep one day…I will give you a heads up first 😁😉
laura bruno lilly on November 21, 2021 at 6:42 pm said:

Mine, too! 😉
Her studio is a-maz-ing, BTW!

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- zippyquilts on November 21, 2021 at 7:57 pm said:
  
  Thanks. It might happen yet. You know where to spend the night 🙂

You have tamed the circle monster in this pattern of yours, Mary. The square ‘mill’ centers make it that much more interesting and grounded. I’d love to try my hand at this one – and oh – I spied that fantastic ‘green bubble’ fabric in several of your blocks!

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zippyquilts on November 21, 2021 at 7:56 pm said:

Yes, figured you’d like the green bubbles 😃

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Nice redesign on the quilt, the offset sashing has a cool effect and adds a lot of movement to the piece!

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zippyquilts on November 22, 2021 at 1:30 pm said:

Thanks, Tierney 🙂

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Having seen it with the blue, I can’t imagine it without! Good move!

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zippyquilts on November 22, 2021 at 1:32 pm said:

Thanks. It was kind of odd to finish all the blocks and still feel like it needed something, so I’m glad it worked out.

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