Hello my lovelies. I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. My Sarah and I have had a great couple of days mooching around. I stepped out on Saturday to have a sewing session with some of my friends in Shilbottle. Goodness me it does a soul good to get out and about and socialise. I’ll show you soon which UFO I was working on during my sewing visit on Saturday.
I’ve been working pretty steady on UFOs over the last six months. And in my quest to keep the number of UFOs down, I worked on a small project today and saw it to thru to the end. That doesn’t happen very often. One of my lovely friends set a small challenge for me to test a new tool she just purchased. So in order to make the job easier I chose a Charm Pack to use instead of cutting a variety of 5” squares. Note to self: purchase a couple of packs of 5” Charm Squares because they are very useful. I do have plenty of fabric I could have cut up but it would take forever to choose the colours and prints. So I followed the suggestions on the packaging of the ruler I was testing and joined 24 squares together and added a 3” border on all four sides …..
Here’s a little peek at the ruler and the leftover scraps after I cut up the quilt top using the Lil Twister tool. I must admit that using this ruler is quite a good method of making this twister type windmill block.
Within two hours of ripping the band off the charm pack I was layering up the Lil Twister quilt top in readiness for machine quilting …..
I did some simple in the ditch quilting and a wee bit of wavy stitch quilting in the borders …..
I added the binding which I plan to hand finish this evening …..
This is a great little project when you want a short sharp fix of quilt making with a twist. The instructions are clear and so you can’t go wrong. The ruler has cushioned grippy dots that help keep it in place while you’re rotary cutting around it. And the alignment markings in the centre of the ruler are very clear making it easy to centre your ruler over the correct part of the quilt top. All in all it was a great adventure.
I had a little trip to my loft yesterday. I was searching for my needle felting kit. Luckily I found it without any struggle whatsoever. I have a special little trial project in mind. I’ve heard say that needle felting by hand is very therapeutic. So if you’re going thru a stressful time, you should take up needle felting by hand. I’ll let you know if it works for me. I’m really looking forward to having a play. I’ve had my needle felting tools for quite some time but never did much of anything with them. So I’m going to combine supplies that I have been collecting from Oliver Twist for the last few years along with roving from my needle felting kit and see what I can produce.
It’s been a rather good and productive day in my little world. I’m really pleased that I managed to piece a little quilt from start to finish in one day. It was a real treat to flash up my sewing machine and have a good old sewing session. While I was busy in my sewing room I enjoyed the sunshine and the little birds outside the window bathing and feeding. I definitely enjoy the simple things life has to offer.
So for this evening, this very happy and super ambitious quilt maker will be hand finishing the binding on today quilt making effort and planning a new needle felting project. I hope you have a super cosy evening doing something you truly enjoy doing. Until you read me again,
Happy stitching ♥ ♥
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Looks lovely!!!!! x
Hi Jill, this Lil Twister was fun to make. I’m so pleased to have finished this project in one day. Thanks for popping in today Jill x
Have fun with the needle felting!! If only I had known about the twister tool when I made a runner for the flat using that same charm pack – my simple squares are boring compared to your version!!
Hi Anne, Janet Clare’s fabrics look great no matter how you put them together. I quite enjoyed using my friends Lil Twister ruler. I would definitely consider investing in the little one I used as well as the larger size. It was micevyo learn a new technique. Thanks for popping in today Anne x
Nice little ruler
It works really well. A good investment x
Wow! A quilt top in a day, that is some going! It is refreshing to use pre-cuts every now and again as that long stage of choosing fabrics is already done! All our little birds seem to have disappeared – I hope they return soon
Hi Allison, it’s only a wee quilt top. What’s more amazing is that I got it quilted and bound in one day. Thanks for popping in today Allison x
Needle felting is very relaxing. Love your quilt.
Hi Judy, I look forward to starting my needle felting project. I just hope I can do it justice. Thanks for popping today Judy x
Lovely quilt and a very productive day!
Hi Sandy, thanks for popping today x
That’s really effective. I think I mupight have to invest in the twister tool. I bought a charm pack ages ago but not used for anything – this looks really good. X
Hi Alison, I think you’ll enjoy this technique. I love the twisted windmill effect it gives the quilt. I fancy making another Lil Twister that I can turn into a bag. I would like to quilt it naively and add buttons it Yo-Yos in the centre of each windmill. Thanks for popping in today Alison x
What a lovely little quilt. It looks a little complicated to me but you make it seem so easy!
Hi Fran, this little project is really easy. It helps that the instructions for the ruler are straight forward. I would like to make a bag using this Twister method. I’ll have to purchase another charm pack next time I see one that appeals. Thanks for popping in today Fran x
Wow! That little quilt is amazing. Looking forward to seeing your “Twister” bag
Hi Patricia, I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for a pretty charm pack so I can make another Lil Twister quilt top to turn into a bag. Watch this space. Thanks for popping in today x
I am always delighted when I see the change come about when the twister tool comes out! Very nice feeling to finish something in one day! Congratulations!
Thanks for popping in Mary x