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Home / My Blog / free motion / ::Opposing Triangles::

::Opposing Triangles::

February 21, 2012 By Katie

Yeah!!

Another finish thanks to my extremely talented friend and long-arm quilter Krista.

This quilt really needed a quilting professional to work with all that negative space.

The opposing triangles Krista quilted in from the edges was such an amazing surprise.

I love how they break up the organic free-motion quilting throughout the rest of the background.

Quilting the triangles themselves with like colored thread allowed them to keep their pop!

The triangles are mostly solid fabrics, Kona, some Carolina Chambray, and Kona dimensions.

The background is Osnaburg, which Krista said quilted beautifully.

It’s hard for me to resist print no matter how hard I try so I added a few almost solid prints.

With a little help from Martha Stewart, some advice from Jacquieย and an idea of fabric calculations from this site I accomplished my faux binding.

I dove in instead of creating a sample and would have been a bit happier with the faux binding a tad narrower, but I’m content with its effect.

Any finishes on your end this week and did you hear THE NEWS?

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pssssst….Value Quilt Class March 10th.

 

 

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  1. Natalie Cox says

    February 21, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    Beautiful, I really like this quilt.

  2. Josรฉe Carrier says

    February 21, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    This quilt is amazing. I like the little touch that the faux binding brings to it.

  3. Vicki W says

    February 21, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    It’s really beautiful and the quilting is fabulous.

  4. Lisa A says

    February 21, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    The quilting is amazing and such a compliment to your design! What a great job!

  5. Richard Healey says

    February 21, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    That quilt looks amazing the design is stunning and the quilting fantastic.

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  6. liveacolorfullife says

    February 21, 2012 at 8:44 pm

    This quilt is just so stunning. I have enjoyed the progress of the triangles coming together and, wow, the quilting! Cool addition in the binding.

    And “the news” is very exciting!

  7. Katy says

    February 21, 2012 at 8:46 pm

    That is absolutely stunning!

    I heard the news too, but I’m coming to Sewing Summit in October, so couldn’t afford the cross-Atlantic trip twice so close together ๐Ÿ™ Maybe next time…

  8. Jennie P. says

    February 21, 2012 at 10:04 pm

    Such beautiful quilts. I’m in awe.

  9. Kate says

    February 21, 2012 at 11:18 pm

    The quilting is perfect for it!

  10. Nicole says

    February 22, 2012 at 2:51 am

    Your faux binding turned out really nice. I love the backing you chose for this one. It goes perfectly with the front.

  11. Arita says

    February 22, 2012 at 4:08 am

    The quilting is beautiful and thanks for the link to the faux binding. Great idea and it looks great on your quilt.

  12. Karyn says

    February 22, 2012 at 5:46 am

    Love the quilting and the faux binding. I’ll be looking that up!

  13. felicity says

    February 22, 2012 at 6:36 am

    So very perfect. Krista is a genius and the canvas you gave her to work with is beautiful too. What a great partnership!

  14. Wild Little Thing says

    February 22, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    This is gorgeous. Really. I’m starting a feminist group at my apartment…makes me want to turn it into a quilting bee… ….

  15. elsa says

    February 22, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    Krista did a fantastic job with the quilting! Love the triangles she quilted in and then all that intricate quilting in the middle is just wonderful! It turned out beautiful and love the faux binding too.

  16. CitricSugar says

    February 22, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    That binding is just gorgeous. The whole thing turned out so beautiful. Love it.

  17. Cutie and Company Quilts says

    February 23, 2012 at 1:29 am

    I’m drooling! The quilting is mesmerizing, calming, and airy all at once ~ BEAUTIFUL. Quilts like this keep me quilting!

  18. Kristy says

    February 23, 2012 at 8:02 pm

    What a beautiful piece of Art! So pretty, love the back too!

  19. Christina says

    February 25, 2012 at 7:16 am

    I’m really impressed at the strong impact with such a simple design. You have great instincts! I like “almost solids” too. They keep things a little unpredictable!

  20. Brigitte says

    February 26, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    Wow, wow and wow – I’m totally in love with the quilt and the quilting! Spectacular

  21. Melinda says

    February 26, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    That is truly beautiful!

  22. Patty Simmons says

    February 26, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    I love your design and how Krista’s quilting enhanced it.

  23. leslie allen says

    February 28, 2012 at 11:43 pm

    I love the flow of your quilt! Congrats, too, on your book.

    how can I get in touch w/Krista? I have some quilt tops I’d like quilted, and I live in Seattle. Thanks.

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  1. new kona solids - Blair Stocker says:
    June 9, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    […] There is a great tutorial for how to do a binding flange at Jaybird Quilts. I saw this done on Katie's "Opposing Triangles" quilt, with a light blue flange against the stone shade of the binding and the quilt ground. It was […]

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