I'm
on to my next scrappy project, using up some dark reds and golds I'd
set aside to use together. I decided to make a simple one-block quilt
and let the colors and fabrics do the work.
I
love half-square triangles. They're easily constructed and can be set
in many different ways. For this quilt I decided to go with a setting
where the darks and lights form alternating diamonds.
My tip is to press one of the colors in half along the diagonal--it doesn't matter which color you use, but I chose the lights. This is the guide line I use to stitch a 1/4 inch seam along each side--no marking needed. After they're sewn, cut along the pressed line and you get 2 HSTs that can be trimmed to 6.5 inch squares.
So far the top is 36 x 48," but I've got more scraps for the border to make this into a generous-sized throw.
6 comments:
A beautiful quilt top, very autumnal in colors.
The colours are very rich and warm. Looks great!
Another lovely scrappy quilt Barbara. Love the colours.
They look great together. I never met anyone else who pressed lights in half, as I do (without reading my tutorial first)! Great minds. =)
I'll have to remember that tip! It makes a lot of sense. Thank you.
Love the colors in this scrappy quilt! Thanks for the tip on the pressing. I normally just draw line, but thsi would be quicker.
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