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 -no pattern. Made up as I went.
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!