Since I am on a spending diet, and confined to kitchen sewing, I decided to play with all the ideas for the twister template. I have a bunch of the 5" squares, Moda Miss Jump's Scrapbag. And since I read someone saying something about cutting out of plexiglass, I remembered I have a piece in the basement. Voila! Here is what I have done; not sewed together yet. That's later.

I'm working on one now (or should be) & I must say your cutting area is much neater than mine!

Looking great!!!

Well, the sewing machine is in the kitchen, and the cutting and ironing are in the spare room with the GK's toys. I am trying to NOT make too big of a mess.

How did you know where to make the lines on your template ?

Someone said 3/4". I thought that looked about right; guess you could do 1". The template is 3 1/2" square.

That is looking good.

Thanks, I have it all put together. It's about placemat size. I want to put some borders on it and finish it up tonight.

I am trying to figure out how the tool works. Do you line the drawmlines on you seams?

Me too.

Yes, you line up the lines you drew on the template, on the seams, always with the same part up. Do like I did and make a sample first. Ideally, you should make notes as you go along, but that's too much work for me. I like flying by the seat of my pants.

Very clever! Your quilt is looking good :D:D:D

Fabulous! It is looking just wonderful!

Thanks everyone. It is all put together. I have a burgandy sashing strip around it. Do you ever notice how when you get just about done with something you can't find quite the right color for a border or binding? All I have in that fabric is jelly roll strips and the 5" squares. There is only one of each design in the strips. Question: would it look funky to have a different design or color on each side. I think it will look tacky. And I am NOT going shopping. Remember, I am on a spending diet!!!!!

Nice!! Be sure to keep us posted. Love it!

Looks awesome!

Beautiful fabric and color combination. This will look great no matter what you do with it. Nice work!

LOL! Lovin' your terminology: "spending diet".

Thanks for sharing your cleverness! Now I understand how to make these, and can "stay on the diet!" Think I will try using a regular square, and remarking bold lines with china marker...can wipe off when done! Or could use narrow tape probably. Hmmmm...got me thinking. Will be curious to see your finished product. Penny

If you have been following any of my other posts you will know why I am on a "spending diet". Watch for the Gus updates. My Rottie mix had to have ACL surgery. Need I say more?!?! I am retired and living on social security and what my husband left me in investments. Luckily the investments are there. Of course, my husband is looking down from above saying...."SUZANNE!!!!!!" That was his famous phrase when I did something he didn't approve of.

How do you cut plexiglass?

I love it!! This going on my project list for this spring.

I just use one of those pointy cutters from the dollar store. Everyone asks, I'll post a picture of it. The only other thing you need is a straight edge ruler, which I know all of us have at least one of.

A also thought of doing one of those rulers.
Show us the finished piece !

You'll see it tomorrow. I have to do some kind of quilting on it and bind it. I am done for today. Time for my bubble bath.....

Love it so far!! Can't wait to see the finished product. Must try this out.

Very nice. Can't wait to see the finished product. I love the idea of a homemade template.

ok, please excuse me for being dense - but to do this you first sew squares together? - how many? then you use your ruler & re-cut? then that's what makes it look like you've cut squares apart and sewed them back together?

ROFLMBO yep, first take beautiful fabric, cut it all apart, sew it all together, then cut it apart again only to sew it together to make something beautiful....LOL only a quilter would do that.....and I'm off to try right now.

Gorgeous - I am excited to try that pattern!

I wouldn't say tacky, more like creatively placed creativity

Yes, a little strange isn't it? You can sew as many as you want. I haven't figured out how many you would need to make a large quilt. That is just too much math for me right now. I will say, it sure is fun. Well, I am off to figure out how I want to quilt this thing.

Yeah,
I saw some one's twister a couple weeks ago, and was so impressed by it, yet too cheap to buy the actual ruler... I went into my sewing room, took a 6" square ruler, put 2 pieces of scotch tape across the back in an 'x' pattern aprox 1 inch from the end, then drew a line with a permanent marker, VIOLA'! 6 inch Twister ruler.. What an ingenious pattern!

The big one is my next one. But I need to get some good layer cakes.

Yippee I did it. I made a small 10" little quilt. I used 3 1/2" squares, and made my template from a 2 1/2" template plastic. Here's the pic. I'm so proud of myself for firgurint it out. I just used scraps, and I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do with it. But I just thought it was so cute.

Can the twister template be made??? If so does someone have the directions??

Kyia

And aren't they fun? Yours turned out just too cute too. Look at my new posting of mine finished. Mine could be a large place mat or a small runner. Next I am going to venture into making one for the layer cakes.

NICE !!!!

You need to read the whole thread from the beginning and search twister or pinwheels. We can't really use the term "Twister" because that is what the gal named her original expensive template.

It came out great!!! Between you, Rhonda and rosy I am gonna have plenty to do for the next year. I made my templet for the twister last night and I'm itching to try it!!! But it has to wait.

I went to a web site and found a picture of it, and I'm sorry I don't remember which site. Then I just ran off a copy of the picture and made my own. Google lil twister ruler. I made mine smaller just because I wanted to, but I can make it larger too.