Twister Quilt template ???
 

OK .....I have caught the bug to make a twister quilt....need to know if YOU have made one and did you use one of the twister templates for like a 10" precut.....or did you do it the 'old fashioned way'...watched two videos on youtube this morning using the template almost seems to easy.....is there really that much waste....do I need to buy the template or can I make my own......Will really appreciate any help...

I used the ruler and 10" precuts. Quick quilt to make but there is a lot of waste. Use the waste in a scrappy quilt.

I have used both the 10 inch and 5 inch templates. Both in one quilt. There are a lot of scraps left over that can be used in later scrappy quilts.

I used the 5" ruler and it was pretty easy. The wreath wall hangings I did turned out quite well. There is waste, but as mentioned before you can use it for scrappies *Ü*

I have done many Twister quilts and I use the Twister Ruler (for 10" squares), the Lil Twister (for 5" squares), Primitive Pinwheels Ruler (for 3 1/2" squares) and the Itty Bitty Primitive Pinwheels Ruler (for 2 1/2" squares). I don't make my own rulers. I like the ones that are available.

I made a twister using the 10 inch but cut my own squares. Easy to do and just used the 'waste' in a border in that quilt

How much waste are we talking about? I have both the 10" and 5" twister but have yet to try them. Now I'm worried about the waste. I've never done a scrappy quilt before. Is it like half waste? Quarter waste?

Regarding the amount of waste. There's a bunch. The tool you use with a 5" charm (which would normally finish at 4.5") cuts a 3.5" square (which finishes at 3"). So if you use 36 charms and sew a 6 X 6 block top, it will finish at 27" X 27". You position the tool on the seams, so you would get a 5 block by 5 block twister, measuring 15" X 15"

I think that's why they came out with the 2 mini templates. You can use up the waste with the tiny templates.

Having said this, I hope it doesn't discourage you! The tool is a lot of fun to use and I'm sure you will come up with a use for the left overs.

Regarding buying the tool vs. making your own template, I would go for the tool. It has little feet that help the tool sit flat on the fabric which has a bulky seam. Also, if you have a rotating cutting mat, this is the time to dig it out and use it!

I made some twister quilts with the big template for 10" squares. The waste squares are approx. 4 1/2 ". I squared tehm up to 4 1/2 " and just sews teh blocks together for a baby quit and sewed chanille down the seams. It looked awesome and I used up my scraps.

I saw these at a quilt show this past week in Newport, Oregon and really want to buy the 10" one to make a quilt for my daughter - my friends bought the small and medium one - I guess I will have to spring for the big one and we can all share - the smaller ones might work on the leftovers from the big one????

I used the waste to make smaller twister, I made my own template for the tiny scraps from the 5" one. From the 10" you should have a good size to work with.

I was at JoAnn's today and saw there was a twister tool for $20.99 that has sizes from 3" to 10". I bought one at a LQS for the 5" squares and that was $10 so this is a good buy with a 50% off coupon

was it $21.00 for ALL the templates ???

i bought the small template ((HAD TO HAVE IT)) ..still unopend in package.........some day :)

It was one large template that had the grooves in it to cut the different sizes. Something like the Eleanor Burns ruler that cuts 1 1/2", 2", 2 1/2" with the slots