How to make a Twister Christmas Tree
 

Here is the pattern for the twister christmas tree like I did it.
This one is done by using the mini twister tool (tool size is 2 ¼ by 2 ¼ )

After sewing all blocks and borders together, the size is 36 3/4 by 46 inches. (before cutting with the tool)

When all twister pieces are sewn together, it measures approx. 20 by 25 inches.(without Borders and Binding)

Now, you can add borders the size you like and finish your quilt the way you like.

You can also add little gifts as applique or stars. My stars and little gifts are appliqued by using a golden colored thread and small zic zac stiches on my sewing maschine.

How to make a Twister Christmas Tree
 

Hope, it works with the upload now...

How many 5" squares across and down did you do, if I go by your measurements I would guess at 8x9? Someone was saying in the other thread that you sew them together in a pyramid shape? Any help would be appreciated as I would really like to try this.

please check out my second post in the tutorial section with the drawing of the pattern. I used the mini Twister tool for my tree.

please check out the second tutorial with the same title for other directions for this tree.

Thanks !!!

I have mine almost done but I used larger squares as I don't have the mini twister ruler yet. I only have the med and large.. thanks for posting your directions I saved them so I can make the smaller one too.

Thank you so much. This is wonderful and can't wait to get started!

Have the tool, must try this. thanks

I would love to make the tree and i have copied your pattern, but I do not know what a mini twister tool is!

Sorry, what's a mini twister tool??

Thanks for the directions.

Thanks so much!

As far as I know, there are 3 different sizes of twister tools. The mine Twister tool measures 2 ¼ by 2 ¼ inches, the medium on is 3 ½ by 3 ½ inches. there is also a large twister tool, but I don't have it so I don't now that size.

Thanks for sharing! I appreciate tutorials - makes it so smuch easier to try new ideas!

Nice for Christmas - I've only done a small sample of the twister design to try it out, and was surprized how easy and quickly it went - I've seen somewhere on this, (or manybe another site) a person can make their own tool, originally it was from some magazine before there were nice plastic templates!

Thanks for the tute!

Thanks you for taking The time to help us.

Thank you very much for preparing this brilliant tutorial. I don't think I'll get one done this year but definitely will for next.

Thanks for the tutorial and giving the size of the squares and the template.

Thank you so much! Great job.

I love this tree! Thanks so much for your tutorial. Can you tell me on your mini twister tool, how far in is the off-set X so I can draw it on an existing pexi-glass square I have? Thanks for your help.

Is this the lay out before using the twister tool?

Thank you so much for the tutorial!! I'm going to give it a try. I just ordered the tool from Amazon.com. Should get it in a few days.

[url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005C3PAEQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A50IR2PPYQL83[/url

Here is a picture of her tree:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/pictures-f5/twister-x-mas-tree-t169278.html

thanks for the tutorial

here are the measurements to make your own 2¼ inch tool:

top left corner, across: 1 3/4 inch
bottome left corner, across:½ inch connect those two points with a line

top left corner, down: ½ inch
bottom right corner, up: ½ inch connect those two points with a line

that's it, toll is ready.

thanks for the pix, but everyone, must remember to be careful about copyright infringement. Even on the tool!

what is the finished size of the tree?

Great tute, and very pretty tree you made - thanks for sharing!

yes, this is the layout before using the twister tool.

The finished size of the tree incl. stem is 22 ¼ inches from top to bottom.

It's a beneficial information about how to make a twister Christmas tree and you can easily follow it. If you don't want to make it, you can buy ready made artificial Christmas tree from the web. I would like to suggest you for natural tree because it's look traditional.

June Tailor makes a Twister Ruler that makes a large variety of twisters. Here is a video of it. If you don't have a twister ruler yet, consider getting this one. That way, you can make all sizes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVqKHCWXf90

You're absolutely right. I went to the hardware store and had them cut me a 3 1/2 inch square out of plexiglass, (they gave it to me for free because they made it out of scrap). When I got it home I scratched the 2 lines on it, I drew along the scratch with a magic marker, wiped off the excess, then taped clear tape over the scratch. Ta Da! I think I found the paper pattern on a site where they called it 'square dance'

You can buy a twister tool at Joanns, Hancocks, any quilt shop I would think. My tool is 5 1/2 in and came from Hancoks. Its by omnigrid. A warning they are so easy they are addictiive.

thank you very much. the only thing different I would do it make the bulk of the white a solid block them do the smaller pieces. Thank you for that.

I found instructions for making the template here:
http://cheryl.thisbe.org/SquareDance.pdf

Thanks for this great link!
Kif

Ladyinred, do you mean there is another tute that you have done for the twister Christmas tree? I checked the tutorial archive and could not find anything.

I've got to get one of the little Twisters. This method is soooo cool. thanks for the tutorial!