Wild Triangles
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| Wild Triangles |
I
absolutely love this quilt!
It
is a new Blue Wren die, actually one that I requested. The design is
based on two vintage blocks, Pine Burr and Lost Children.
While
I was waiting for it to arrive from Australia, I pulled all the
bright colors I could find from my scrap bins. Once it was delivered,
I got to cutting. I used Bogart, our recently restored Wrinkle finish
Singer 99, for piecing. A navy mini dot frames the blocks nicely.
Quilting
with medium tan thread, I used the Which Way ruler template for an
allover motif. Wild Triangles finished out at 48” square.
The story behind the die: I was trying to create this block using shapes from my current die inventory, but had to hand cut one of the
angled sections. I wasn't happy with my result, so I sent the idea to
Norma and Edward at Blue Wren. Thanks for a perfect die! I already
have three more layouts done in EQ8.
Dies
used:
Blue
Wren 6555 Pine Island (Pine Burr) 6” quarter square
Accuquilt
55054 Strip 4½” border
Accuquilt
55017 Strip 2½” sashing/binding
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| Not Perfect |
Oh, yeah, here's the table mat made from my original experiment. The blocks are turned for a
different appearance. Just don't look too closely at those points!
For the back, I cut 4” x 8” half rectangles (Blue Wren 6038) to
make it reversible. I quilted this one with white thread using a
serpentine stitch. The mat is called Not Perfect, and measures 28”
square.
