Quilt 7- Twists and Turns

  Twists & Turns by Krista Robbins

I love this quilt pattern with its rings and teals fabric, but I bumped into a few twists and turns that slowed me down.

The first one, which I had been warned does occur in the magazine: Pattern errors!! This has one-pieces cut the wrong size, which also affected the yardage of fabric by one meter.

I know, I know...why did I not sew at least one block before cutting everything? Because I trusted the designer and it rarely does happen. So far I experienced this only twice in my many...many years as a quilter.

 I draw circles in a grid of 4 x 5, then write in each circle the fabric.


The second thing that slowed me down was the quilt top assembly diagram was very simple with only four fabrics, but Krista used 17. So be aware of that.  To simplified mine, I use three light fabrics instead of seven.

 If you are a beginner, I suggest you simplify yours to five main fabrics and follow the quilt assembly diagram. Or if you're an adventurous quilter like me, do yourself a favour, draw a diagram with your fabrics in mind. It will save you a lot of grievances.

 

Counting each fabric, making sure I had 41 in total.

 

Third, the designer does not provide an exact number of how many Light, Yellow,  Dark Teal, and Light Teal rings you have in total.  At first, I was going to guess it as I go, but I didn't want to end with just Ligh Teal or have all my yellow rings in one spot. In the end, even with planning it on a diagram, I managed to have a few of the same fabric close by.

 Don't rush this one. Take the time and PLAN your rings.

  I thought of colouring my rings with crayons for my 20 blocks, but my crayons are packed, so that idea went out of the window. You can do your own diagram and colour it as your guide.

Thank you, Krista, for this beautiful design:)




Twists & Turns by Krista Robbins

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