Ok so ya'll have inspired me to really go outside my box with these Twister quilts. A week ago I bought 100 4" squares on Ebay and had no idea what I was gonna do with them but, couldn't pass up a $5 auction. :oops: So, after may hours searching for tutes and looking at pics of everyone elses I hit the studio, bound and determined to do this. It is very much a work-in-progress and I really like the look and ease of this particular "technique" so I can see more in the future. However, the starting squares will be a bit bigger! Like I said, I started with 4" squares and had a pretty good light/dark pattern going. The 3 1/2" template that kept being mentioned was way to big and overlapped by quite a bit so I scaled it down to 2 1/2" after a few other attempts to find what would work. I stayed with the 3/4" markings that had also been mentioned for lining it up. Although I do think a 3" template would have cut it very close, maybe I should've went with 2 3/4"..? Anywho, so far what I did is working and I can't wait to get it finished. So thanks a ton everyone, your posts were very valuable!!

Nice job!!
Another one to add to my "to do"list :roll:
Thank you for sharing the steps for making this quilt :thumbup:

Very pretty. Also on my to-do list.

Another thing I have learned with this one is that it's a perfect way to get rid of ugly fabric! Some of the squares in the bundle I got were just really ugly and this seems to be pretty-ing them up a bit. LoL!

I started a few twisters yesterday too!
Yours is looking good - it looks like we think alike - I only cut 4 rows, then sewed and was going to move on to the next ones. I didn't want them to get mixed up lol.

It seems to take awhile but it is cool.
Yours is looking fabulous!

cool,I love the twister

I think it's so much fun doing those twisters.

I have a question. Do you sew all the block together and then mark and cut them?

You sew them together and then you cut them apart. I didn't mark them - I rotary cut mine :)

I'm going back to the craft room in just a few minutes to work on my table runners :)

Looks great! For future reference, I did a xmas wreath one, with 5in blocks, & the template size they showed us on here. Then I used the leftover squares, squared to 2.5, & did a mini wreath. What I did was scale down in half, all the measurements, since my little blocks were half the size of the big ones, & mine came out great. Need to post pics of both soon, & i will try & do that. Love playing with this template. Made my own out of template plastic & it works great too. I still have the squares from the first charm pack one I did, to play with this template, so am going to do a mini with it also...

First of all, you got a great deal on those blocks! What a fun project you're doing. Thanks for sharing.
Nancy, please post pics !! I'd love to see them :D

Wonderful Job!

You are doing a great job. That one is on my list!

I love it, but what will you do with all of those scraps??

LoL!! I was wondering that myself while cutting these out. :wink:
The squares would be good starters for some log cabin but, will probably just end up in one of the boxes/buckets/baskets with all the other scraps til I need them for something.
Thanks for all the kind words, this block really is a lot of fun even with the tediousness involved.

Save those little squares! Square them up to 2.5in, cut all your other measurements exactly in half, & make a mini version! It works, trust me! I did one & it came out great! Pic later!... Mine was with 5in squares to begin with, so this is the size I am referring to...

Beautiful!! I can't wait to see the rest :D:D:D

Did you use 3/4" for the sides of the square or did you go a bit smaller than that? I was thinking of trying maybe 1/2" instead to see about a less chunky blade. Anyone have tips or thoughts for this?

I don't remember, but a little smaller like that, I think. You still want pinwheel effect, so adjust accordingly...

Ya know, I just might end up doing that with the scraps. Thanks for the idea!
My hubby seen the mess in there this morning(I have 3 scrap piles on the table as I've been working on my Harry Potter quilt too) and says to me very sternly :wink: "Good grief woman!! It looks like an episode of Hoarders in here, how do you get anything done?!?!" I just about fell on the floor laughing just looking at his face when he said it. Too funny! :lol:

Yeah, there are times, they just don't get it, do they. Now my hubby thinks I am crazy for saving all those little scraps, then tells me I am nuts when I do something tiny with them, lol... We quilters live in our own little worlds, don't we! LOL!

Yay me! It's just finished and on the wall. Hubby really loves it, which is a shock as he usually tends towards the more traditional colors and blocks, but I'm not complaining. :wink:
There were several firsts on this project for me and now I am glad I took the time to do them. I broke in my new machine with this one, Brother SQ9000(LOVE IT!!), also pressed every stinking seam after sewing and pinned like crazy to keep em all lined up. It is SITD around every stinking pinwheel and the border. I think I will end up adding a few colored buttons on some of the darker fabrics to bring it out more. I wanted to call it "Chaos" since that is what it looks like to me but hubby and DD said it has an organized look and reminds them of the first signs of spring the way the yellows pop out at ya so, went with "Hints of Spring" instead.

Sometimes I name them, most of the time I don't.. is that "normal"? What do ya guys do? Name them all or not? LoL! Sorry, just wondering. Thanks for the tons of info I found to get this done QB and also for the nice comments.

Great quilt, turned out very nice! I don't name all mine, just some of them. I may have to do another one soon, love playing with this design! I still need to take pics of my two wreath ones!...Great job, I love it!

wow, very nice

Great job! I have both sizes of the Twister tools and I haven't tried them out yet. I love to see everyone's quilts for inspiration.

Oh I don't have the official tools, I just followed the awesome tute I found here and made one myself. Worked really good and was loads of fun too. Ya have to try yours out and show us!

Great quilt!! Love the colors!!!

Fabulous quilt ...I have to try this !!

nice job on it! i love doing twisters - to me it is like putting a jigsaw puzzle together (another one of my "loves")