Is there a trick to cutting twister quilts?
 

I started to make my first twister quilt and I've noticed that no matter how careful I am while cutting the square out I accidently cut too far...which cuts into the next block. I tried sewing them together anyway but I am not sure that is a good idea. Would fray check keep it from fraying long term?

I think I'm going to add a couple new rows and start again.

If I trace the ruler with chalk and use scissors instead will the blocks be accurate enough?

Try using a smaller rotary cutter. Another thing that really helped me was a rotating mat so you aren't cutting in awkward angles and can have more control.

I draw the twisted lines with a pigma pens and cut the top with scissors.

I stop cutting about 1/8 from the end and then snip with scissors. I made one Twister and probably won't make another.

I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem. I also didn't like how the scraps I chose looked after I sewed them together. Threw the whole dang mess away after salvaging smaller scraps from it. I do think it's a cool tool and pattern , so I'll take the advice from others above when I try again.

I bought a die to use with my Sizzix BigShotPro. It was a lot easier than cutting all those twisters using a rotary cutter and scissors.

So far, I've completed one quilt with the pieces I cut. A second quilt is partly pieced, and will eventually be finished. But I found that making twisters is a long term exercise in ennui...At least, that has been my experience. I just get really bored piecing together all those same sized pieces.

Once the 2nd one (currently a UFO) is done I doubt I'll make another.

Rob

I trace the twister template with a pencil and cut with scissors -- no over cutting problems. Pencil lines are inside seams.

I have made 6 twisters and love it ...have never had a problem over cutting. I stop at the end of the templates and I use all the scraps to make smaller scrappy quilts

I learned to do a twister with pencil and scissors. My granddaughter and I made one for her brother.

Then I made another and used my rotary cutter. That worked fine, too. I was really careful and didn't cut too far. I made a series of cuts on the row, then picked it up like a clothes line and did the little snipping carefully to cut the pieces apart. They need to be cut straight with the rest of the cut.