I have made a
triangle quilt in the past, and I have to be honest, my points weren’t all that
I’d hoped they’d be! This time round I used a few tricks that meant everything
went together quickly and easily.
This is a quilt that you can make in a
weekend!
I chose 5 Linea
colours: Teal, Yellow, Charcoal, Grey and Cream
They read as solids, but the tonal hatching design really adds depth to the quilt.
I have written up a free pattern for this quilt.You can download the PDF with full size templates, fabric requirements, instructions and layout diagram HERE
I lightly
spritzed my fabrics with starch to reduce any stretch on the bias edges.
Print off the
templates, cut them out and use them to cut your fabric triangles. Always place your
quilting ruler over the template and use it as a straight edge for rotary
cutting. Be careful not to shave any of the seam allowance off the template.
The next step
might seem a bit of a pain, but I think it really made a difference to how my
points turned out.
With a needle, I
made a hole on the paper templates at the 3 seam intersections. The hole needs
to be large enough to get a fabric marking pen through. I used a Frixion Pen. I
then marked the 3 intersection points on the back of each triangle. It took me
about 20 minutes to mark them all, and I consider it time well spent as I
didn’t have to resort to my seam ripper later on!
Then you simply
pin two triangles together lining up the dots.
I think the
technique worked!
I did not press
my seams with an iron until I had finished the whole quilt top. I just finger
pressed, again to avoid distortion. You need to press the seams on the first
row to the right, on the second row to the left, third to the right, and so on
so that when you join the rows they lie nice and flat
When thinking
about quilting this, I decided that the beauty of the quilt was in its
simplicity and that should I should simply follow the lines of the triangles. I
was very tempted to add more lines or just to straight line quilt it, but I’m
pleased with how it turned out.
I used
Architextures extra wide fabric for the backing and had plenty left over, so I
used the remaining piece for the binding. I’ve never been able to that before.
I love the effect!
If you want to have a go at this pattern Justine and Lisa have all the fabrics in their shop so hop on over and take a look. They are offering a 15% discount on all Linea fabrics until 15th July 2015. Just use the code: Triangles
If you're on Instagram and make this quilt, make sure you tag your photos #mackandmabelpattern That way I can see what you've made!
Happy sewing!
Your quilt is so pretty! Love the fabrics you chose and the result is simply gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteVery neat work! If I ever revisit triangles, I will try that tip ;-) Really love those fabrics...
ReplyDeleteIt's delightful work, Julie - great tips too - you are a clever lady :)
ReplyDeleteI was wondering how wide and tall your triangles were? The scale of the template for me isn't printing out quite right and I can't blow up the image. So I'm a little stuck before I begin. PS this is only the second quilt I'm attempting to make. :)
ReplyDeleteI've just tested the PDF and the 1" test square is completely accurate AKrans. Are you sure you have the scaling set to "Off" on your printer? The triangle without the 1/4" seam allowance is 6" wide and 8" deep.
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