No, now all you Oklahoma quilters out there don’t start to panic. I’m not talking about that kind of twister, because we know its usually not a “lil” one. At least not the one I had the pleasure of meeting:)
It’s a tool for making pinwheels easy!
I had a class last night at the LQS, taught by the fabulous teacher over at Elsie’s Girl Blog… Shelley. Lets see if I can give you a little demo of what I learned.
Start out with 4 background strips and 4 of your favorite charm squares. I used the ever so pretty Bliss by Moda.
Sew the charms together and add the borders and you will have this square.
Place your twister ruler at angle with lines that intersect on seams between the two borders & the first square.
Cut around the entire block and continue across the row until you have something that looks like this.
Now pick them up in order and sew the cut squares together.
I made a Twisting Tables table runner from the book Let’s Twist at http://www.country-schoolhouse.com.
Just like the book says…Fun, Fast, And Easy!
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November 10, 2010 at 8:15 am
Marjon Savelsberg
That looks like a very handy tool :)
November 11, 2010 at 9:24 am
Sonia
Hey thanks for showing us that. It looks pretty good. I love what you made with it oh and Blissis such a beautiful fabric.
November 11, 2010 at 10:38 am
Lorrie
Thanks for stopping by Marjon and Sonia. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
November 11, 2010 at 11:55 am
Wendy Jo
I love the table runner and I want that tool!!!!
November 11, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Shelley
Your table runner is SO pretty! Great photos to show how the tool is used :)
Blog is looking good! Where is the “Follow” button??
November 11, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Lorrie
Thanks Shelley! The email subscription button is on the left hand sidebar
November 11, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Gail Lewis
Lorrie,I made it this far.I had to click on uncategorized get here.Sometimes my pages look different because I use that firefox for a browser. I do love your tablerunner and I am so excited about all of your new ventures.
November 12, 2010 at 10:06 am
Liz
I have seen that tool, it’s nice to know how it works! Your tablerunner looks great.