For those of you that have been reading my blog awhile, you have heard me talk of my amazing sisters. Two older, Jeanetter from Inchworm Fabrics and her blog, Margaret from Average Quilter, then my younger sister Beverly of Quilters Corner. Each sister has their own nitch in the quilting world. As you see, Jeanette has her own store, Margaret has her own longarm quilting and embroidery business, and Beverly just recently got a longarm. My mother is just as amazing, she is the long time quilter, she use to tailor clothes and make all of us girls clothes for school. Happy Mother's Day to all of my sisters and mother!!! Jeanette just recently wrote up the pattern for this quilt "Oklahoma Twister"...what a fitting name. . Here it is made up Put your blinders on.... Here is my square....this was so fast, fun, and the pattern is so easy to understand. I am trying to put the breaks on myself and not cut out enough squares for a quilt. Why....because I have soooooooooooooooo much to finish. So her making this pattern is a true motivator for me...gonna get a few things done and then I am going to make a quilt and in my lime green....Ooooo la la Jeanette is giving away a pattern on her blog and I am giving away one here. If you don't want to wait that long you can go to her store. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Which brings me to the winner of my four fat quarters from Island Batik. CRICK CORNER Thanks to all of you who came by and commented. If I did not answer you it was because your comment did not make it to my hot mail...some did, some didn't...go figure!!! I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL MOTHER'S DAY!!!!
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The Oklahoma Twister quilt block with its open, modern feel is easy to construct when you make half square triangles 8-at-a-time. Tutorial includes: step-by-step illustrated instructions, cutting charts for 2 or 3 fabric blocks, layout ideas and downloadable coloring page.
We enjoyed a nice day today at our regular Tuesday Sit and Sew at 3 Dudes Quilting Such a nice group of ladies to quilt with. Each week it feels like Christmas to walk around and notice all of the new little additions around the store. Twister Tote The pinwheels are made with the Twister Ruler by CS Designs Pattern by Around The Bobbin The purse looks so nice hanging on the bedpost next to Jeff's Science Fair quilt Pattern by JayBird Quilts A few more little things I noticed around the store: Weeds charm packs and jelly rolls by Me & My Sister Designs Love this latest fabric line. The Dudes know how to make everything attractive. Watering Cans filled with fat quarters. Wouldn't these make a lovely gift for a special quilty friend? I think I might need one to decorate my sewing room :)
As a group present for their whole family, I made Nik’s brother, sister-in-law and two nephews a Twister quilt! It’s good for cuddling or playing! Yes, that’s a Twister game boar…
All patterns are brand new and original from the Designer or Manufacturer! Twister Love Quilt Quilting Pattern, From Quilt Moments BRAND NEW, Please See Description and Pictures For More Information! Combine squares in shades of your favorite color with a Twister tool by Twister Sisters Designs to create this heart in a star quilt. Great gift for baby, wedding, Valentine’s Day, or anytime to spread some love. Perfect as a door hanging, wall hanging, crib quilt, throw quilt or bed quilt. A Twister tool (Itty Bitty, Tiny, Mini, Lil’, or Midi) easily and magically turns squares into pinwheels. Full color booklet includes instructions for 5 size options: Itty 22in x 22in, Tiny 39in x 39in, Small 50in x 50in, Medium 66in x 66in, and Large 100in x 100in. Printed Paper Pattern Finished Size: Multiple Final Product: Quilt Technique Used: Standard Machine Sewing Skill Level: Confident Beginner Please see pictures for more information!
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Piecing the Blocks After cutting out the quilt and putting everything up on my design wall for my twister quilt, I was so excited to start piecing the blocks. (Check out this post to see my way of cutting out a twister quilt without the specialty ruler.) The blocks actually went together very easily. I thought I would do a mini-tutorial. 1. I laid out the pieces for my block. 2. I pinned the seams which needed to be sewn. Note: The pin just marked which side I needed to sew. 3. I sewed those seams starting at the right angle at the center of the block. 4. I pressed the seams towards the dark piece and laid the block back out. Because the block was sewn with a funny angle, the short side sticks out about a quarter inch. 5. Then I pinned the center point. Notice that the other edges just barely meet. 6. Sew that seam and press towards one side. 7. Lay the block on a rotating cutting mat. 8. Figure out what size you need to trim your blocks down to. I trimmed these to 9.25 inches. I added some Glow Line tape to the top of the ruler as a general guide. I still measured with the lines originally on the ruler. 9. Trim the right and top sides. 10. Rotate the mat, and trim the other two sides. The block now looks like this. 11. Place the block back up on the design wall and make sure all the fabrics line up with the surrounding blocks. So, that is how to piece one block at a time. Doing that drives me batty, so I worked with a column on my design wall at a time (10 blocks). I would sew the bottom half of every block, pinning the side to be sewn. I kept them in order by stacking the pieces and chain sewing them. After pressing the half blocks, I put them back up on the design wall to check their order. Then I would pin and sew the top half of all the blocks. Followed by the center seam on all 10 blocks. I trimmed them individually and put them right back up on the design wall. I continued doing so until all the blocks were pieced. Cutting and piecing the twister quilt this way, only created a small amount of waste. (Less than my last hour glass quilt.) I now have the entire top sewn, and I totally love it!!! It is a nice twin-size quilt. I hope you enjoyed this mini-tutorial. ;) XX, Jasmine
I’ve been working on my Twist blocks here and there as I have a few minutes. I haven’t settled on an arrangement, but here are a few possibilities. Decisions, decisions! I probably won&…
Once again it's design wall Monday. I am teaching these days. I so need to work on class samples. I saw on Judy's friends blog a Lil' Twister wreath. I have a class coming up on Lil' Twister so I decided to make a wreath. It was quick and easy. This is with the blocks and border sewn together before the cutting begins. After cutting out the blocks I laid them out. This is the top completed. But now looking at it, I'm wondering if I should add an outer border of the dark blue.
A Twister Quilt Made without the Special Ruler~ I finished my twister quilt yesterday, and I absolutely love how it turned out. I was able to figure out a way to cut and piece this quilt without the special ruler, AND with minimal waste. To see how I cut it out, check out this post. To see how I pieced the blocks together, check out this post. This quilt is part of my March goal (link #17) for A Lovely Year of Finishes, which was to make something with my pink fabrics. It is nice to have it done early in the month. :D This is the first pieced quilt that I quilted with my sit down quilting machine, Princess. I was amazed at how easy it was to quilt. I actually quilted the entire thing without rotating the quilt at all. And (this sounds really crazy to me) it was easier to quilt the center of the quilt than the edges. I am holding the quilt differently and keeping two fingers on my stitch regulator as I go. So it is easier to grip the quilt in the middle. I really did gain more than the 16 inches of the machine arm. My quilt spread out to the right more than two feet! In the picture above, you can see that I added tables to the right and left of my chair as well as to the right and left of the machine. (When I quilted with my Janome 6500, I only had to add a table to the left.) This held the quilt quite nicely while I was moving it around, and I didn't fight gravity or have much drag. You can also see my new Koala sewing chair. A good chair helps sooo much. :) I quilted A Lovely Twist in a pointy spiral, which is now my favorite design to quilt. I pieced the back with more of my pink fabric, and added my favorite corner label. Here is a close-up of the backing. The colors are more accurate in my close-up. I bound the quilt in the same fabric as my border print, and I love how it nicely frames the whole thing. (Ignore the dead grass, please.) Here is a picture of the entire quilt. Quilt Stats #98 Name: A Lovely Twist Pattern: Twister Quilt made without the ruler Quilting design: Pointy spirals Fabrics: Pinks from my stash Amount Used: 11.25 yards Batting: Hobbs 80/20 Size: About 70 x 88 inches Date Finished: March 2014 What I learned: I love twister quilts, in fact my whole family does. I love my method for twister quilts. I love having my own sit down quilting machine. I loved using Best Press spray starch. That's a lot to love about one quilt! But I also love how the pink looks with my brown sofas in the living room. Last night after Monkey was in bed, Panda gave this quilt the "Stomp of Approval." Well, it was more like the break dance of approval, including pretend snow angels. By the time I came back with the camera, he was done and wouldn't do it again. :( So how about another outdoor picture instead? XX, Jasmine P.S. I will be linking this up with a lot of fun parties this week. Including: Fabric Tuesday, Let's Bee Social, Needle and Thread Thursday, and Can I Get a Whoop Whoop. P.P.S. In case you missed it, my post about the finished whole cloth quilts is here. :)
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Piecing the Blocks After cutting out the quilt and putting everything up on my design wall for my twister quilt, I was so excited to st...
Piecing the Blocks After cutting out the quilt and putting everything up on my design wall for my twister quilt, I was so excited to st...
Twister Quilt Block Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance): Pink: Cut ONE (1) 2 7/8″ square. (This is the center of this quilt block.) Blue: Cut SIX (6) 3 1/4…
Okan Arts Quilting & Textile Tours to Japan are open for booking. To learn more +click here By Patricia Belyea TOKYO JP I met up with Sachiko Yoshida when I first arrived at the Tokyo Quilt Festival. Sachiko, an honored sensei, has taught for 30 years in the Tokyo area. Behind us is Connections, Sachiko’s newest masterpiece. Sachiko and I took a stroll around the Wa and Original Design competitions to see some of her students’ work. All her students’ quilts radiated with asymmetric designs, gorgeous old silk kimono fabrics, and precise hand stitching. Wa Category Wa refers to harmony in Japan. Everyone’s lives and interactions aspire to be tension-free and thoughtful of others. It’s a gracious form of selflessness. Here are two winning quilts from the Wa competition: Original Design Many of the Original Design quilts this year were much freer than ever before in Tokyo. See for yourself. Traditional Category Once again, non-stop Wows in the Traditional Category. Check out a few of the most charming. New Quilts by Japanese Artists This invitational category includes the works of 52 leading contemporary quilt artists from Japan. Sachiko’s quilt was in this exhibit. Here are some of those outstanding quilts. Noriko Nozawa Spring is in the Air Fukuko Tanaka VIVA!! AFRICA II Misako Imamura Congratulations! Reiko Naganuma What Autumn Forest Tells Me Noriko Hasegawa Listen! Grand Prix Winners This is a big deal every year. The winners are behind roped barricades and it's almost impossible to get a photo through the crowds. Hand Making Award : Sachiko Takatani Japan Quilt Grand Prix First Place: Hitomi Mishima Japan Quilt Grand Prix Second Place: Kyoko Takeda There is so much more to see yet if I add any more photos to this post, I’ll break your digital device! To see the Special Exhibits at the 2019 Tokyo Quilt Festival +click here To see close-up details of the quilts in the major exhibits at the 2019 Tokyo Quilt Festival +click here # # # # # ABOUT US: Okan Arts, a petite family business, is co-owned by mother-daughter duo Patricia Belyea and Victoria Stone. Patricia and Victoria sell Japanese textiles online, host creative quilting experiences, and lead quilting & textile tours to Japan. FOLLOW OKAN ARTS ON INSTAGRAM @okanarts
l would like to say a huge THANK YOU for all the support l have received this past week regarding the misprint of my Schoolhouse pattern. Its been truly amazing! If you have not heard back from me with the correct cutting requirements, its possible that you are a nonreply-commentor. Please go check the comment you left, as l have made a mention under if this is so. This past Saturday was our bi-monthly meeting. An early start, we headed off, stopping for coffee and fruit toast in Woodend, as is our usual. We always look forward to the day for more than one reason. Catching up with country friends, sitting, chatting, stitching, and of course, the shopping. But the highlight of the day is always show and tell. And this meeting did not disappoint. Finally finished. Our Raffle Quilt for this years Quilts In The Barn made its debut!! many thanks to Meghan Leslie who designed the quilt. The Secret Sewing Sisterhood who stitched the top, and Helen Hayes who did the magnificent quilting. Wendy has this delightful Antique Wedding Sampler( designed by Di Hall) that she had put the last stitch in at 4.30pm the day before. Ann Andrew showed the progress she has made on her red and white "Tribute to Mrs Williams". And we are all hoping its finished in time for our exhibition. Sandra Boyle shared her delightful Scrappy Whirligig Quilt top. Trish brought along this delightful applique top. Love that green background. Fiona Lindsay shared this stunning applique and pieced quilt top of her own design. Fiona also hand quilts, so this is going to be simply stunning when finished. Judy Robin made this lovely star quilt in Greys and creams. Not sure who made this, but we just wanted to reach out and pat those swans. Alison Gardner brought along her award winning hexagon quilt. Those hexi's are 1/4" Oh my!! Megan Carrol shared her latest quilt. Letters from Belton Grange. Run as a BOM, the pattern can be found here. We had some new faces at this meeting, and we were lucky enough to have Chris ( in the middle ) sitting with us at our table. We introduced her to many of our wonderful designers who attend our meetings, and her reaction was delightful!! So we had to have a group photo taken. Welcome to our group Chris. l am sure we are going to be good Friends!! L-R Me, Irene Blanc, Chris, Margaret Mew, Michelle Yeo. On our way home we had a detour into Kynton to visit some shops. We came across this wonderful mile of daffodils. You know spring is on its way when these beauties show their faces. Well, hope you enjoyed show and tell as much as l did. Thanks for visiting. Linda.
Today was the first of three days of the Sewing & Quilting Expo in Schaumburg, IL. I am working all three days in the Quilts of Valor booth. I only had a chance to see part of the show today. I took some pictures to show you some of what the show has to offer. They had several of our local chapter of Quilts of Valor quilts hanging. local Quilts of Valor quilt local Quilts of Valor quilt does this one look familiar to you? it should, I showed it in February local Quilts of Valor quilt local Quilts of Valor quilt local Quilts of Valor quilt local Quilts of Valor quilt local Quilts of Valor quilt There were also some different challenge quilt and quilts from McCall's Quilting magazine that were shown. My Scrappy Love by Sharon Moran. these HST's were only 1" Scraps I Couldn't Bear to Toss by Gina Thackara In A Spin by Caroll Ivy Pinwheel Baskets by Kathy Mankelwitz close up of the hand quilting and embellishments Jacob's Ladder by JoAnn Rasch X-Factor (Hidden Spools) by Alice Zeman Sharon's Original Scrap Sampler by Sharon Moran Celebrating Freedom by Lynn Lister Crazy Dazies by Audrey Heirs The House that Kaffe Built by Kathryn Patterson up close of the houses and quilting Heritage Stars by Sherri Bain Driver & Friends America the Beautiful by Lynn Lister (designer) and Beth Hayes (maker) Avian Audience by Judy Loope Yellow Brick Road by Phyllis Manley and Barn Wall by Marcia Knopp Sunflower Serenade by Marlene Shea In the Limelight by Gail Eberle For Alex: Love Mom by Leona Harden March of the Loggerhead Turtles by Karin Tauber up close of embellishments Since I was there to help work the Quilts of Valor booth, I also wanted to show some pictures of our booth and what we were doing. We are sharing a booth with Marianne Fons (she will arrive tomorrow), and we also had the 'Make & Take' booth from 2-5pm, for more sewing. Anyone who wants to make a string block to be put into a Quilts of Valor quilt, are welcome at either booth. Quilts of Valor in Marianne Fon's booth some area and state leaders of Quilts of Valor chapters Our 'Opportunity' quilt and it's maker We will be using the Make & Take booth each day from 2-5pm. Here are shots during our time today. Make & Take, Quilts of Valor style ironing seams preparing blocks sewing machines getting a workout some of today's finished blocks It is always nice to finally get to meet ladies that you have corresponded with in blogland. Today, I got to meet up with, not one, but TWO of these ladies. Victoria Findlay Wolfe is a featured guest at the Expo. Victoria's blog is Victoria Findlay Wolfe Quilts (formerly Bumblebeans). I purchased her book, 15 Minutes of Play. signed copy I also got to meet a fabulous long arm quilter, Lisa Sipes, from That Crazy Quilty Girl blog. I've followed both of these ladies blogs for quite a while now, and Lisa even follows mine. Lisa Sipes, me & Victoria Findlay Wolfe All in all, it was a great day! I even got to check out a few of the vendors booths. Sewing, fabric, and QUILTERS, what's not to love!?! If you will be attending this Expo, stop by the Quilts of Valor booth, across from 'The Spot', and say 'Hi!'
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First of all, I got this pattern from Aunt Grace's Scrapbag by Judie Rothermel. My mom bought it for me a few years ago, and I think that it's out of print and hard to find. I have the fourth special printing that was originally published in 1992. The cover looks like the picture below. So I'll explain in my own words how I piece the blocks. There is a way to machine-piece these, and this blog shows how to do this: http://whynotsew.blogspot.com/2011/06/twister-block-tutorial.html. But as for me, I like hand-piecing. It's not as fast, but I like that I can do it while I'm watching a movie without a loud sewing machine going. And I think hexagons are too hard to do by machine,. 1. First of all, you'll need templates. The white triangles are 1-1/8 inch on all three sides. You'll need to add a seam allowance to that. The trapezoids are 1-1/8 inch on the top (because they need to match up with a triangle) and the longer side is 2-1/4 inches. My template in the picture below has a "B" on it because it's clear plastic and I don't want to lose it. 2. I trace and cut each one out by hand, so that I can get the most mileage out of my scraps as possible. Of course a 1/4" seam allowance is standard, but not all of my pieces get that much because like I said, I'm squishing them onto scraps. But if you want your blocks to be more sturdy, you'll need to make sure you get a big enough seam allowance. Trim the points of the triangles and trapezoids, it makes it easier when piecing together. 3. You'll need 6 trapezoid and triangle pieces for each "mini" block. 4. Match up the points at the end of where you're going to stitch with a pin. back view 5. Stitch along the line. Make sure that you're stitching along the line on the back too. 6. Do a back-stitch. Put your needle in the same hole as the second-to-last stitch and pull through. (picture below) This just makes your block more sturdy. You could do it at the beginning of the block too if you want to be extra careful. 7. Tie a knot, and press your piece. Always press to one side, not open. And make sure you press all the pieces to your mini block the same way. It just looks better. 8. Make 6 of these triangle+trapezoid pieces. Stay tuned for more! If any of this doesn't make sense, please let me know in the comments. Here are past posts about the Kansas Twister pattern: http://lexichan.blogspot.com/2011/06/kansas-twister.html http://lexichan.blogspot.com/2010/02/kansas-twister-quilt.html
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This is my tutorial for the Twister Block also called the Kansas Twister. I saw this is Judie Rothermel's book Aunt Grace's Scrapbag. She...
