Things to avoid when doing a twister....
09-24-2011, 08:00 AM
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I'm posting a few pieces from experimenting that I'm not too happy with.
The second group are okay but have things I was trying.
The second group are okay but have things I was trying.
Brown in corner too similar to border and beiges that blend side by side. This piece is made from the squares left from a layer cake size twister block made into a throw. The pieces are placed exactly as they were in the throw.
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1st one-border too busy, 2nd-colors just blend in places
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Leftover brights-some blend-just trying them
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I'm happy with this. Mitered a stripe for the border to cut using my fast method for doing mitered corners.
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Fall wreath-okay but might have placed red/rust apart.
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09-24-2011, 08:15 AM
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Basically, then, similar rules (or color/value advice) used in a quilt made up of traditional 4Patch blocks. ;-)
Once you see it all laid out like that, it's a great exercise in value placement.
And that striped mitered border on the Halloween one - DIVINE!!!
Once you see it all laid out like that, it's a great exercise in value placement.
And that striped mitered border on the Halloween one - DIVINE!!!
09-24-2011, 08:31 AM
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They all look great, but I especially like the Halloween one. I have the same issues with color/value placement. A design board really helps. Also, after you have layed out your squares, but before you sew, take a photo and study that. For some reason, having it condensed to a small size really makes the placement problems jump out.
09-24-2011, 08:34 AM
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Twister quilts are so fun! I made my first one this summer. Here's my blog post about it. http://lrdesignsquilting.com/blog/archives/664 All the fabrics were from my stash of bright "scraps".
09-24-2011, 09:20 AM
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I have started taking pictures of all layouts for quilts and am mostly happy with that. Occasionally one seems okay and then I am surprised.
I always like the ones that are checkboard in the layout. I have one with 2" squares of 30's prints and white background that I have completed the first step of sewing blocks and have started cutting the little pinwheels-tedious.
I always like the ones that are checkboard in the layout. I have one with 2" squares of 30's prints and white background that I have completed the first step of sewing blocks and have started cutting the little pinwheels-tedious.
09-24-2011, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by lrdesignsquilting
Twister quilts are so fun! I made my first one this summer. Here's my blog post about it. http://lrdesignsquilting.com/blog/archives/664 All the fabrics were from my stash of bright "scraps".
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