Originally Posted by yonnikka

The Twister can be made with another technique, for those who don't have the tool. Cut 4 Squares of different fabrics, say 6 inch x 6 inch. Stack them. Mark each side at 2 inch, and 4 inch (each side is marked into thirds) then use your plastic ruler and rotary cutter to cut your stack into 4 pieces. Cut across from the 2-inch mark to the 4-inch mark along the opposite side. Cut from the 4-inch mark to the 2-inch mark along top to bottom. You will end up with 16 identical pieces, which you then mix and swap around to make 4 new squares. Lay them out so that the pinwheels appear. Stitch. Then trim to perfect squares (now about 5 1/2 inch x 5 1/2 inch). These trimmed squares will make your row. Do your entire lay-out before you sew the rows. I learned this technique from Benita Skinner several years ago.