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Friday, May 27, 2011

Doing a Little Twisting

I'm ready for this weekend...the pool opens which mean, kids are outside and I have inside time with my machine!! WHOO HOO!!


Have you seen this notion:

Well, I decide to try it out and make a example of the technique for the shop.  Let me say I was very impressed!

All you do is sew 5" charms together, add a 3" border around your charms:
Then, you take the little square using the lines and match up to the seam lines on your "sudo" top:
And cut out all the squares:

Resew the new squares in the same order and you get the tessellating effect:

Finished top:

I think using Kaffe Fasset fabric doesn't have a good design element for this project because they are small.  I think fabric with more solid colors - verses multi-color will show the pinwheels.

Now I just followed the pattern that came with the notion, but you can easily make this larger and make a baby size quilt. They also have a larger Twister avaiable for layer cakes - which I'm considering purchasing.

I'm planning a project with this new technique in mind and can't wait to share it!