“Twist & Shout”…..it’s a ‘wrap’…………………

Last Thursday’s workshop was the culmination of many weeks of mystery. A technique that resulted in a pieced quilt top with setting triangles on the edges that weren’t cut separately and set in. Now, THAT’S a huge bonus for all who have had marginal success with this type of pattern! To refresh your memory, the pieced top (prior to slicing and twisting) looks like this…… My previous post expands on this here. There were approximately 30 brave souls who had stayed for the “fun”.       I had given them only the preliminary diagram.      This is one group that’s very serious about their stitching and the word for the day became increasingly apparent. It was “focused”. With just some minor assistance, success was achieved by all and the ‘shouting’ was heard! “Halleluiah”s echoed round the room as each gal successfully sliced their piecings, rearranged them, and restitched them.                              

My example (in the first photo), after 2 “slices”, became this……….. For those of you who would want to work out this pattern on your own, the “rest of the story”/pattern may be found in my original “Twist and Shout” post, here. One important note……..The outer edges are all bias, so one, or more, borders are required to stabilize the finished top. Mine was constructed with 5” charm pack squares. I worked with 2 packs of Moda’s “Primitive Muslin” (flannel) and a charm pack of “Count Your Blessings” (cotton). The setting triangles are a dark coffee brown cotton. There will be 2 borders added (a photo for an upcoming “Design Wall Monday”, perhaps). If you have some moments, check out these posts for photos of this pattern done in a variety of fabric combinations by my Spring Grove quilt group………..here and here and here.

Now, I need to get back to those borders!!! Til next time………………