I made a BIG quilt from blocks of
Triangles Galore (Victoria has a tutorial for them in her header). I loved making these blocks because I got to play with lots and lots of different fabrics, in combinations one might never expect to put together.
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| just a few of the Triangles Galore blocks I made.. |
Even though V. talks about using made fabric to make some of the small triangles in the block, I ended up NOT doing that (except for maybe four blocks). I decided the huge variety of fabric I used in making these blocks was enough busy-ness for the center. (By the way, I made all these blocks this past spring and they sat in the closet waiting for the next step, which I began over the recent holidays.)
I set 25 blocks (14.5 inches square each) on point. HMMMM. Now I needed made fabric for the corners.
And each corner measured about 51" x 51" with a diagonal of about 73". That took some doing.
Here's a photo stream of what ensued. Enjoy!
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| cleared living room. used sticks from the basement to get an idea of size and how much made fabric I needed. |
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| all four corners attached. Need trimming |
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| used lumber to check for a straight line and stuck pins along the inside edge of the lumber. |
Marking the line an old carpenter's trick.
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| preparing the chalk line - no chalk? no problem . I used baby powder! |
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| holding the string steady and tight |
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| snapped |
My helpers- this was a two person project.
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| John - alright... now what? |
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| Poppy - who herds us everywhere |
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| trimming |
VOILA!
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| this gives you a feel for the size |
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outside picture
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One final note. With made fabric pieces going every which way, there are inevitably bias edges along the outside edge. To minimize stretching, I sewed rickrack along the edge edge. When I ran out of rickrack, I realized that I have strips of selvedge that I saved to tie packages, so I sewed that to the remaining edges. Sorry, I don't have a picture. These are temporary stabilizers until this baby is quilted and bound.... hmmm. Should I hand quilt this???? I'm tempted! I'm also a wee bit crazy!
I'd like to thank V I C T O R I A! None of this would have happened without her influences.
