Does anyone recognize this block??
#14
I agree with YNGLDY - use the Twister Ruler method..... sew strips straight....cut block off kilter.
Nan
ETA = HEY look what I found...is this is? (ETA again - I don't think it is but it's nice so I'll leave it)
http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/tw...uilt-block.htm
Nan
ETA = HEY look what I found...is this is? (ETA again - I don't think it is but it's nice so I'll leave it)
http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/tw...uilt-block.htm
Last edited by quiltinghere; 05-21-2013 at 04:21 AM.
#15
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Yepper.. that's a twister block.. They are fun to make and are not hard... I've made them in several sizes.. Take a look at the ruler, you could most likely make one to try the block. It's a very simple but very clever idea.
#16
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I agree with YNGLDY - use the Twister Ruler method..... sew strips straight....cut block off kilter.
Nan
ETA = HEY look what I found...is this is? (ETA again - I don't think it is but it's nice so I'll leave it)
http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/tw...uilt-block.htm
Nan
ETA = HEY look what I found...is this is? (ETA again - I don't think it is but it's nice so I'll leave it)
http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/tw...uilt-block.htm
#17
I have made this and it is not foundation pieced. You just need to be very precise with your quarter inch seams on your strips. If you are out slightly, it will not work as each slight mistake multiplies as you go along. The pattern was in a magazine which was devoted to scrappy star quilts. I can't find it at the moment but will pm you with the name as I do. A number 8 people in our group made the quilt and only 2 people were successful with it, so it is deceptive.
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I think it could be done just by sewing strips together, with white being the strip at the top and bottom. Then take your square ruler and set it at an angle to cut the squares. If you have a protractor, the angle should be easy to find. I downloaded a protractor template from Google and use it all the time to figure out pattern templates.
Bingo---the edges of the block should now be on straight of grain.
Is that clear as mud?
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