Strip Twist Blocks

[Katherine Vickery Ringo]

These blocks were made for a block swap I hosted. They use Bonnie K. Hunter's tutorial on strip twist blocks using 2.5" strips. Really great way to use them up with a fun block.



It is a bit time consuming sewing all the strips together into sets (you need a lot of them to make 12 blocks) but worth it in the end as you can see. I need to square and sew the blocks I received into a quilt or something now.

[Laurie Stone]

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thats awesome....I LOVE it....I really want to tackle my scrap bin and make a scrap quilt for our KING size bed. I have scraps from 2005!!!!! You have inspired me! I cant get going. Now maybe I will!!!!! Love that site --thank for sharing!!!

[Katherine Vickery Ringo]

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thats awesome....I LOVE it....I really want to tackle my scrap bin and make a scrap quilt for our KING size bed. I have scraps from 2005!!!!! You have inspired me! I cant get going. Now maybe I will!!!!! Love that site --thank for sharing!!!

NP! I'm totally addicted to Bonnie Hunter's tutorials for scrap usage. After reading about her crumb blocks I sat down one night and made like 20 of them.

I might cut up all my Christmas fabric and make strip twist quilts out of all of it so it gets used up.

[LynneLeavell]

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Katheryn very cool design. I love it, no wait I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! Love the colors as well. Great job.

Lynne Leavell

[MissieP]

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thats really pretty.. love all the colors

[pdjewelrylady]

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Great job Katherine! I love love love Quiltville toooooooo - that is where i started a few years ago and then found msqc and Jenny..... isn't the internet a wonderful place!

This is the Strip Twist I made on Christmas Day 2009 - queen size - note the white border blocks are the same twisted blocks! was so fun, fast and super easy to create....someday i will get this quilted and on the bed, there is always next christmas...... I want to also do one in a more color controled version - i think that would be awesome too!

[Katherine Vickery Ringo]

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Great job Katherine! I love love love Quiltville toooooooo - that is where i started a few years ago and then found msqc and Jenny..... isn't the internet a wonderful place!

This is the Strip Twist I made on Christmas Day 2009 - queen size - note the white border blocks are the same twisted blocks! was so fun, fast and super easy to create....someday i will get this quilted and on the bed, there is always next christmas...... I want to also do one in a more color controled version - i think that would be awesome too!

Wow that looks amazing! I love how scrappy it looks. How big is it? Queen size?

I had one of the swappers use bali batiks for all of her blocks. They looked really nice together. So many great variations for this block.

[tamsterg7]

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Love it - great way to use the scraps!!!!

[pdjewelrylady]

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hi katie - yes - queen size and yes - alot alot of 2.5" strips - i think around 150 or so....i already had them in my precut stash..... hummmm have a bunch of halloween that may get strip cut for this same pattern...... maybe LOL

i looked at your blog - nicely done. i want to make your free friday pattern from last sept (the triangle and trapisoid). on list after i find just the right fabrics for it (maybe those halloweenies!!) oh boy - stash busting saturday!! love it thank you

[institches64]

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I usually don't really like the look of some scrappy quilts, but these are awesome. Now I know what I have been saving every little piece for! Thank you for the great picture.

[Loonwatcher]

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I love the look of these quilts. Nice job ladies. Thanks for sharing.

[MaryB]

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Fantastic blocks, Katie. I am also a Bonnie fan and have made a couple of charity quilts from her patterns (bless you, Bonnie). My bucket of scraps is going down, down, down and the quilts are being used to warm and comfort - definitely a win-win.

Mary B.

[debinmalaga]

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Wow, that is so sharp looking. Excellent piecing, it's just stunning.

Thanks for the link, I just ended up spending my sewing time reading all about crumb piecing :-). Really interesting!

[debinmalaga]

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Suzi, you always do such bright and pretty quilts!

Great job Katherine! I love love love Quiltville toooooooo - that is where i started a few years ago and then found msqc and Jenny..... isn't the internet a wonderful place!

This is the Strip Twist I made on Christmas Day 2009 - queen size - note the white border blocks are the same twisted blocks! was so fun, fast and super easy to create....someday i will get this quilted and on the bed, there is always next christmas...... I want to also do one in a more color controled version - i think that would be awesome too!

[Katherine Vickery Ringo]

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Wow, that is so sharp looking. Excellent piecing, it's just stunning.

Thanks for the link, I just ended up spending my sewing time reading all about crumb piecing :-). Really interesting!

Thanks! Her technique can make even the beginner quilter (like me) look like a great piecer! Crumb blocks are super addicting. Just wait till you start actually sewing some of those together.