Twister-inspired Quilt

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I love this quilt. I made this one for my neice and nephews, but let me tell you, as soon as it started coming together, there was a certain little man who insisted we have one too. 

With all the circles cropping up in quilts lately, I somehow decided that I must make a Twister quilt.  The game is a classic....and quilts tend to be heirlooms....so why not combine the two?  It would look awesome on either a girl's or boy's bed - so bright and colorful.  Plus, you can actually use it to play a hilarious game!



It started out with me and a 9" dinner plate.  Trace, cut.  Round and round we go.  I cut enough for 2 Twister quilts.

The next part is the crazy part.  This is actually a whole cloth quilt.  Yikes.  I pieced two large white sections together, then fused the circles in place.  Measure and remeasure for even spacing of the circles.  Oi vey.  I wouldn't do that part again.  I thought the whole cloth look would make the quilt as a whole look so much cleaner, but the sheer fact that it is super time-consuming will have me applique-ing the circles on blocks next time.





Nonetheless, I pressed on with the gameboard!  Applique circles were secured by machine with a tight zigzag.  The center motifs are hand embroidery.

I cannot believe I will embark on a second one of these, but my boys definitely need one.  My 4 year old was just too excited to play it every day until we had to wrap it up.  Poor guy, I was so worried he'd get it dirty before we gifted it, that every time he came near it, I asked to see if his socks were clean.

Then when his cousins opened it, he proceeded to give them a lecture on how you must wear clean socks on the quilt!


Quilt Stats:

Name: Twist and Shout
Size: Twin size
Design: Whole cloth applique, based on the classic game, Twister
Piecing: Me
Quilting: Kathy Balmert (Quilty Pleasures Long Arm Quilter) and her Gammill Statler. Circles all the way!


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