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dove 02-25-2011 04:25 AM

very nice!

barnbum 02-25-2011 04:30 AM

That looks fabulous!!! I love it when there's little waste!

#1piecemaker 02-25-2011 04:35 AM

See! There is a use for even the tiniest morsel of fabric. You did a great job salvaging those trimmings. Good work.

Monstookie 02-25-2011 04:45 AM

Great job

Sue Fors 02-25-2011 04:47 AM

That looks good!

RevPam 02-25-2011 05:04 AM

Very clever! It was one of my concerns about trying the Twister.

janiesews 02-25-2011 05:14 AM

Very pretty! No waste is good.

Kimmy P 02-25-2011 05:20 AM

OOOOOOOOh, I love it. I have the tool, but have yet to make the quilt. But I love the new block from the scrap.

kpelletier83 02-25-2011 05:30 AM

Great idea. Now if you want you can do a Half Square Triangle exchange with all the others who have leftovers from the Twister.

nabobw 02-25-2011 05:52 AM

love it

mrsmail 02-25-2011 06:16 AM

A genius at work!

sandpat 02-25-2011 06:16 AM

Well, darn...now I'll have to make a Twister just to have the scraps to make what you did! The runner looks great! Of course, I LOVE HST!

Jagsd3 02-25-2011 06:40 AM

Very Pretty!!

gal288 02-25-2011 06:48 AM

Great save, looking good!

HisPatchwork 02-25-2011 06:49 AM

I like it!

kathymarie 02-25-2011 06:50 AM

Lovely....and a very creative use of the twister waste....I'm waiting on my tools but thanks in advance for what to do with the leftovers.

scaroca 02-25-2011 07:47 AM

great idea.

lillybeck 02-25-2011 09:03 AM

Great idea.

clawson556 02-25-2011 09:05 AM

The table runner is soooooo cute. awesome

Drew 02-25-2011 10:35 AM

Thanks so much for the Twister Remnants ideas!

patmas57 02-25-2011 10:42 AM

Very nice

Minnisewta 02-25-2011 11:13 AM

love it.

jljack 02-25-2011 11:18 AM

Very creative!! And don't you just love that method of getting HSTs from squares? I like it, and I am going to do a test sew day to do a chart to show what size squares get what size HSTs. Unless someone else has already done this? If you know, let me know!! :-)

DawnMarie 02-25-2011 12:35 PM


Originally Posted by jljack
Very creative!! And don't you just love that method of getting HSTs from squares? I like it, and I am going to do a test sew day to do a chart to show what size squares get what size HSTs. Unless someone else has already done this? If you know, let me know!! :-)

The one caution about this method is that the HST end up having bias edges.

I wasn't concerned so much with it for these projects because all the scrap ends up being on the bias too.

Given the bias skewing...I started with 4 1/4" inch squares. This ended up making 2 1/2" squares that finished at 2".

DirtyPaw 02-25-2011 01:17 PM


Originally Posted by DawnMarie
Ok...So, someone posted something about the Twister Tool leaving too much waste. Keep in mind, I just made a quilt top using the LARGE Twister Tool.
This is what I came up with for the scrap so far.
I cut the leftover squares down to 4 1/4" square.
I put them right sides together and sewed 1/4" seam around the entire block.
Then, I cut the diagonal both ways, and ended up with 4 HST, per set of 4 1/4" blocks. I played with the HSTs I made, and came up with this block.
I'm working on using the rest of the scrap to put it into a runner. I'm going to have to change what I have, but at least it's an idea. :)

Very nice. What the heck is a twister tool?

NANAOF2BOYS 02-25-2011 01:26 PM

what is a twister tool :?: :?: :?: I have never heard of it :oops:

pocoellie 02-25-2011 01:37 PM

Awesome job!!

hereca622 02-25-2011 01:45 PM

I think that is a wonderful idea. Your table runner is pretty.

hereca622 02-25-2011 01:55 PM


Originally Posted by NANAOF2BOYS
what is a twister tool :?: :?: :?: I have never heard of it :oops:

Go to this post and read thru. It shows and links to tools.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-58676-1.htm

Iamquilter 02-25-2011 02:16 PM

Looks nice.

Grandma Peg 02-25-2011 02:19 PM

Very nice.

Maybe1day 02-25-2011 03:32 PM

What a great way to use up wastage, way to go!

Maybe1day

Lucymae 02-25-2011 03:34 PM

Cool..Waste not want not.

Clever solution :thumbup:

quiltgran2 02-25-2011 03:35 PM

I love your fabric design and colors.

Marilynsue 02-25-2011 04:30 PM

That is terrific! Now I gotta dig out my leftovers....thanks for the ideas.....and keep them coming! :wink:

maryb119 02-25-2011 04:31 PM

Great Idea!! I haven't tried a twister quilt because i don't like to waste fabric. It's so expensive. Great idea and thanks so much for sharing.

Letty Wilson 02-25-2011 04:39 PM

Looks great. The way I used a wasted block--I finished it off, put a backing on with pockets and straps and with a little velcro, I have something to put on the arm of my easy chair to hold remotes!

jpthequilter 02-25-2011 04:41 PM

Do you have enough to make 3 of the same color - like the pink, for instance, to put three of the same color blocks in one table runner?
Maybe tis one time to not be scrappy? Sometimes the it is time to see the secondary pattern? J

owlvamp 02-25-2011 04:45 PM

beautiful blocks!

bjdemir 02-25-2011 04:48 PM

What a clever idea. Really like your runner.


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