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Old 04-01-2011, 11:28 AM
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jdiane318
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Here is a tutorial for the Little Twister. My first time and hope this helps answer questions for anyone who wants to try this method.

5" blocks and 3" borders cut
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sewing blocks into strips
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blocks all sewn together.
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borders added to blocks and pressed
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Little Twister 3½" template
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block after cutting with rotary cutter.
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Placement of template for 2nd block of 1st row
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all rows cut and marked.
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sewing twister blocks together.
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closer view of Dritz markers
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graph paper layout
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sewing strips together
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1st block to cut by matching template lines with fabric seams.
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1st row of block, cut using template in order
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Place first block on top, bring next block up to sew to keep blocks in order
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1st twister strip complete, do others 5 strips the same way
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Layout of the 6 strips
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Sewing twister strips together
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Completed twister project before adding additional borders, if wanted
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scraps leftover, the squares are 2½" inch that I make bowties from
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