Itty Bitty Twister

This block can be included in your Farmer's Wife quilt.  It fits along well with all the other blocks that have small pieces.  I started with my drawer of precuts. and pulled 25 different bright 2 1/2" squares.









My trusty assistant was eager to help me.  He took the cushion off the chair (upstairs), brought it to my studio (downstairs) and decided to use it as a pillow.  I have no idea what he was thinking.






.I sewed a border on just like with the regular twister template.  It said 2 1/4", but I think I could have used a 1 3/4" strip.  It didn't really matter because I found a roll of leftover binding in a bag on Thursday and it worked perfectly.

I placed the template on the squares and began cutting.  It really didn't take too long.  At this point my oldest daughter began to question my sanity.





I began to sew the 1 1/2" squares that I cut together.  In no time flat I had a completed block.  I placed it next to the rotary so you could use it for size comparison.







Then I hung it on the design wall next to all my other FW blocks.  And it looked amazing!







So I stepped back and took another picture of the design wall with all the blocks.  Yep, it still looks good.

Here's a close up in case you couldn't find it.  It finishes at 6" and it has 124 pieces (if I counted correctly).  It looks a little out of proportion with the the other big clunky pieces right now.  Yep all those other blocks have large pieces in comparison.  I will bring the template to the next retreat in case anyone else is inspired to make one for their own Farmer's Wife quilt.

I made a few more fun blocks that aren't included in the FW book- can you spot them on the top row.  I will be posting these as alternate blocks for those who are vacationing from the farm.