I got cutting all the fabrics once it arrived and I was sure I'd liked the combination. I used this triangle ruler I picked up at Joann's with a 50% off coupon. In retrospect I wish I had gotten an equilateral ruler, but I'm still pretty excited to have a Isosceles ruler. I think I will eventually want both though.
I first tried a random placement of all the fabrics, but it just didn't work, plus it created a lot of left over triangles and I really wanted to use them all (if possible).
Then I rearranged them so the beige and pinks alternated. I like that, but wanted something a little different, so I tried putting a pink hexagon together...didn't work out due to the layout, but my husband suggested a large triangle.
Today I finally have had an opportunity to start sewing them all together. Triangles are certainly different, but still quite easy. I finished one row so far and am always amazed at how much the seam allowance eats up. I'm pretty sure I will be adding a border to this quilt to make it a little bigger.
So while I'm sewing this quilt top together I am thinking forward about a border. What would you use for a border on this quilt?
Bottom row is sewn together--so much shorter! Without an additional border it would be a good baby sized quilt, I think. But I really want this one to be a small twin/toddler quilt. |
So while I'm sewing this quilt top together I am thinking forward about a border. What would you use for a border on this quilt?
Wonderful use of colour. I love the use of beige and orange/pink.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors with the parchment, the quilt would look great with no border.
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