Twister Quilt
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That's a good question! Since layer cakes are fairly expensive, I am trying to decide if I will need more than one layer cake? I don't have the large twister ruler yet so I don't have the pattern either. If one layer cake has 40 pieces - will that make a lap size quilt?
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Yes, one layer cake of 40 will make a lap size quilt. You just need to make sure that your squares contrast against each other so you can see the twist. I have made three lap size twister quilts based on a 5 x 7 layout plus borders. I believe they finished out at about 50 x 70 or 55 x 75.
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That's a good question! Since layer cakes are fairly expensive, I am trying to decide if I will need more than one layer cake? I don't have the large twister ruler yet so I don't have the pattern either. If one layer cake has 40 pieces - will that make a lap size quilt?
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My daughter fell in love with this pattern. We have picked out three fabrics to make the pinwheels out of and one for the border. We cut the squares 10" and will use the 8 1/2" (I think) to make the primary pinwheels. She wants it to be at least a queen or a little bigger. Right now I am planning on about a 13 x 13 layout for the first sewing. I think I read someplace that the first sewn piece would shrink about 30%. I am going to try to be very careful when cutting so I can get smaller ones to use in the outer border.
Any thoughts about my plan?
Any thoughts about my plan?
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That's a good question! Since layer cakes are fairly expensive, I am trying to decide if I will need more than one layer cake? I don't have the large twister ruler yet so I don't have the pattern either. If one layer cake has 40 pieces - will that make a lap size quilt?
Let's twist again fun day.
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TWISTER
On the 3.5 inch TWRuler the mark is at 3/4 inch. Use 5" blocks & 3.5" borders.
On the 8 inch TWRuler the mark is 2 inches. You start with a 10" square and 6.5" borders.
A 6 row by 6 row will finish at about 61 x 61...you can then add more borders if you want.<o
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On the 3.5 inch TWRuler the mark is at 3/4 inch. Use 5" blocks & 3.5" borders.
On the 8 inch TWRuler the mark is 2 inches. You start with a 10" square and 6.5" borders.
A 6 row by 6 row will finish at about 61 x 61...you can then add more borders if you want.<o
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Last edited by LavenderBlue; 11-28-2012 at 03:15 AM.
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