Questions on Twister quilts
#21
Marti Michelle has a ruler (tool) and it comes with instructions and it makes the twister block. Although with her ruler you don't have to start with the blocks all sewn together like with the other ruler. With her method you can use a charm pack or a layer cake, or just yardage cut into squares, and put the ruler down and cut the pieces out and sew them together according to the instructions. I made one and found that it doesn't waste as much fabric as with the other method. You might look into it. Gina
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Marti Michelle has a ruler (tool) and it comes with instructions and it makes the twister block. Although with her ruler you don't have to start with the blocks all sewn together like with the other ruler. With her method you can use a charm pack or a layer cake, or just yardage cut into squares, and put the ruler down and cut the pieces out and sew them together according to the instructions. I made one and found that it doesn't waste as much fabric as with the other method. You might look into it. Gina
#25
[ATTACH=CONFIG]405498[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]405499[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]405500[/ATTACH]This is before it was quilted. I don't have a completed picture of it quilted yet. I am sewing the binding on it now. It is going to be in our local quilt show. Once I have a picture of it completed with the binding, I can post it if you want to see it.
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#28
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I've made a small wall hanging or table center--lots of fun. Sew blocks together and put a border around it, place tool on intersections and cut around the tool. Keep the squares cut in order. I used the small tool. Cutting to avoid cutting into the adjoining fabric left other squares that I used as the new border. I know there are patterns available to make other designs. And, Missouri Star Quilt Co. has a video on the twister.
#30
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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You start with a pile of squares - whatever size squares you want - and make two identical cross cuts through the pile, so that each square of fabric becomes 4 identical blade-type pieces. Then you rearrange them on your design surface so that the 90-degree angles are in the middle. You arrange your colours the way you like them, and then resew into squares...it's a lot easier to do than to explain in words!
There is absolutely no fabric wasted and you can make the 'twister' whatever size you want, and decide how 'sharp' you want the blades to be. Very freeing and cost-efficient.
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