How to - Blue and white traingle quilt

[jrchapman]

Re: How to - Blue and white traingle quilt

I've found the pictures so I thought I would post them again. Here goes!

• Choose 5 fabrics that tone from dark to light. I went for blue and white because of the room I was making it for but I'm sure it would look really good in black and white.

• Cut 2" strips from each fabric.

• Sew the strips together along the long edges with a quarter inch seam going from dark to light:

• Using a 60 degree triangle ruler (I got mine from here: http://www.creativegrids.com/acatalog/info_R60.htmlbut you'll find them everywhere) cut out 8" triangles, turning the ruler between each triangle:

• You should now have a stack of triangles with dark bases and a stack with light bases:

• Sew the dark triangles into strips as long as you want and then do the same with the light triangles:

• Sew the strips together alternating dark and light and then trim the top and bottom a quarter inch wider than the points:

• Add any borders you want and that's it!

[jrchapman]

Re: How to - Blue and white traingle quilt

Just realised the picture of the quilt has gone missing too so here's a copy:

[patticakes]

Re: How to - Blue and white traingle quilt

Thanks for reposting that. This really looks like a fun quilt to do. Love the fabrics you chose!
patti

[pdjewelrylady]

Re: How to - Blue and white traingle quilt

I am SO Making this!! Love it in design and simplicity! Thank You!!

[newbiequilter]

Re: How to - Blue and white traingle quilt

I just found this thread and I'm wondering, when you make the triangles you seem to make a flattened top point by not putting the top of the triangle even with the fabric but rather a smidge above the top. Is there a reason for that?

[jrchapman]

Re: How to - Blue and white traingle quilt

That's just the way my triangle ruler worked. It means that when you take the seams off the sides you don't end up with a lot of spare fabric at the top.