Twist Along Step 1

I have decided to take part in the Twist Along sponsored by Craizee Corners. I needed to buy a layer cake and 1 1/4 yards for a border. I had bought the Twister Ruler last spring and had never used it. I thought this was a good opportunity to try the ruler. You could use your own yardage and just cut out 10 inch squares but I wanted to buy fabric in colors that I don't usually work with. I never use red or brown. It's not that I don't like them, I just always seem to gravitate to feminine pinks and greens. I felt this was an opportunity to try something outside my comfort zone.

Week one was pretty easy. Just sew 36 ten inch squares into  a 6 x 6 formation. The hardest part was trying to keep up a high degree of contrast between the blocks. I like it so far although I see a few places I could have switched things around. I feel I'm happy with the end result. That's good because I doubt I would actually take anything apart!

Next week we add the border and may actually start cutting out the twister block. It's a little bit scary but I'm hoping doing this with a group will offer insight into the process that I wouldn't have doing it alone. I will update when I'm done Week Two!