I seem to gravitate to the blue/green combo, but the gray is so calming and the white pops it all out.
I wanted to go larger and add some spikes to the top and bottom by alternating the colors with the white, but I’m trying to live within my fabric stash here.
I’m sad to see the last of the Carolina Chambray in the teal disappear. The colors are getting difficult to come by. Baby size it is.
I already have plans for the quilting, inspired by this design.
This was a practice run for a quilt I plan on making for my brother and wife. Their home is lovely and neutral with pops of deep red.
I don’t seem to be the only one obsessed with triangles. My friend Rachel just posted her scrappy triangles with a tutorial. She was even inspired by the same quilt that I was and has a lovely picture of it on her blog.
I love the scrappy idea and would certainly cut strips of fabric if I was going to go that route. Generally, I have a pile of fabrics in mind and I have to cut a few and place them on the design wall to see how they mingle. So I make a template from plastic and most of that experimenting goes into the scrap bin… or now into a scrappy triangle quilt!
I made my triangles isosceles, not equilateral. For isosceles you need some tricks.
I blunt the tip of the triangle template so it is a quarter inch wide. This eliminates fabric and helps match seams.
When you place your triangles right sides together, place the entire 1/4″ tip on the base of underlining triangle, this way you know it is a quarter inch seam.
Your end result will be super straight rows. If your rows are straight, you are more likely to have a square quilt top in the end. Of course with this top you will have to square the sides for some half triangles.
Make sure to leave an extra 1/4 inch so they look right when you put on your binding!
Now I’m off, because my only goal in life today was to wash my floor and baste Unknown Direction, instead I’ve made another mess of triangles.
Can’t wait to see the next load of triangle quilts out there in blogland.
Thanks for the tip on trimming the tips and lining the triangles up to get a straight line! I like how it came out!
Love that cool blue/green combo! Here is my triangle go! http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadewoolley/6493104063/in/photostream/
katie – that is divine! it is exactly my favorite colors and i love the triangles. your tips for cutting off the top of the triangle makes great sense! if only i had these colors right now….
just beautiful! and those corners are so utterly perfect! (mental note: must follow your tip…)
I love this! The colors are great. Thank you for the tip on piecing the triangles, that is really helpful. Have a nice weekend.
Katie, you’ve got a way with triangles and a good eye for color combos. You’ve created serenity and calmness with the colors, while at the same time creating dynamic movement with the triangles. Very nice! You make me want to give it a go!
Love the colours – a great triangle quilt!
Ooh, fab tips on the triangles, thanks! I love the cool colours in your test version, very soothing on the eyes
Very clever, Katie. And your points look so very nice!
Applause ~ really, really love this one. <3
wow, fabulous quilt, katie. and nifty tip on getting those straight straight seams!
Oooh that is so gorgeous! I really love the color palate.
I love it soooooo much! I can’t get enough of blues and greens myself, and I love them with both gray and white! Very striking!
Oh so perfect!! I’m really drawn to similar colors, and huge fan of grey with just about anything!! Beautiful!
Blue / green combo is fantastic beautiful! I love its colors.
Just beautiful! Love these colors together.
As I was scrolling thru your post, I commented out loud “Dang!! Lookit all those perfect points! How does she do that?”… and then lo and behold… I scrolled a little further to find you shared this awesome trick.
I really hope I get a chance to attend ones of your classes in Ballard this year. It’d be worth the drive from Monroe. 🙂
Hope you can make one!
i am giving you a standing ovation! it is gorgeous!
Gorgeous!! I love that color combo. You’re right the gray calms it down and the white makes everything pop. I saw a bolt of Black Carolina Chambray on etsy and I’m kicking myself for not trying to buy at least part of it.
I love those colors, beautiful quilt!
I am in love with this quilt top. Just perfect!
Thank you for the tutorial and shared links, too. There may be some triangles made in 2012….
another beauty!
That quilt is so beautiful! I love the colour palette you chose! I have just posted about changing my direction from squares to triangles – after my husband told me no more squares… Knitted triangles for me for the time being but may have to check out Rachel’s blog!
i just adore your quilt and i am trying to use your trick, but i am failing! any chance you can tell what i am doing wrong by checking out my flicker photo?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotdotgoose/6668183761/
it would make me so happy! thanks for sharing your trick 🙂
Your quilt top is fantastic and striking! I love it! 🙂
Oh wow, loveee the colour & shape
this is beautiful! I’m fantasising about a triangle project in the near future … wonderful inspiration, thank you!
Absolutely love this quilt, just wondering what size triangles they are?
They are about 5″ at the base and maybe 8″ tall. I didn’t do an exact measure, just made a template.
Great information on how to make straight rows of triangles! Thanks for the tutorial! I used this page as the “craft of the day” on my facebook page. Check us out at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brushes-and-Thread/231012056980834
Thanks for the great tip! I had seen the tips cut off of templates and couldn’t figure out where to cut the tip on a template i had created myself. I’m curious if you know what fabric the gray in this is? I love it!
The grey fabric is Heath by Alexander Henry. My favorite in every color!