This is an over-sized twin quilt I made for my daughter. I first started conceptualizing this quilt in June, 2011. I posted a photo of some of the fabrics I used here. I’m so glad I took Chawne’s advice and used an alternating solid–Kona eggplant. She had mentioned that if I only used prints, I’d likely lose lots of the triangle points in the design. I thought I’d use charcoal gray as my solid, but I took into account that my pint-sized recipient would prefer something more colorful than gray. I threw in a handful of random pink and green solids as well. I was nervous about that addition, but now it is one of my favorite aspects of the quilt.
The piecing went slowly because bias edges are a little bit fiddly. I used a specialty ruler and am convinced that the cut-out corners on the top of the triangle helped a great deal with accuracy.
I sent it off to be long-arm quilted by Emily Sessions of Emerson Quilting. I saw Emily’s work here first and I wanted that exact same quilting design. Emily was so patient with me as I peppered her with questions and her turn-around time was quick. Her pricing is more than reasonable and the work she does is simply gorgeous. I was thrilled with the results. The backing fabric is a fun Heather Ross print that I had been saving for this project. My quilt backings tend to be pieced together, so it feels luxurious to have something so uniform and, well, adorable. I used mostly hot pink prints for the binding because I wanted it to coordinate with the backing fabric and I knew it would match the quilt top well enough. If I had been considering the front side of the quilt exclusively, I probably would have gone with more of the solid eggplant.
My daughter is one of the best appreciators of my handmade items, and this one is no exception. She points to different triangles and tells me which ones she likes best. And then she always ends with, “but I like all of the fabrics, Mom.” {Me too, sweetie. Me too.} It’s is so nice to see it on her bed, side-by-side with the one I made for her older brother two years ago.
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What a pretty quilt! I do like that you used the solids to alternate with the prints. It really makes the prints pop.
Very nice!
How gorgeous and it makes me want to get my sewing machine out so I can start quilting !
There are no words to adequately describe how awesome this quilt is. Love it!
Preciosísimo, para quedarse embobada mirándolo. ¡Que suerte tiene tu niña!
Looks great! The kiddo must really love it.
Im so glad she likes it so much! that is so wonderful of her to appreciate different fabrics.
so you used a specialty ruler? i bet you are right, your points are perfect…i shy away from triangles at all cost for that reason
its just beautiful
You have to be soooo stoked about how this turned out!! wonderful! – and now i’m wishing i had your speciality ruler.
love this! the quilting is lovely. and that backing!!! love it. I like the unexpected solids too!
This is stunning – beautiful work and nicely quilted too! 🙂 Your daughter is a lucky little girl.
holy moly, this is p.e.r.f.e.c.t.i.o.n.! i am such a non-precision sewist, but i reeeeally want to make a triangle quilt. info on that magic ruler?? xo
I always love the colors you pick! Yeah for triangles, my fav or course.
It’s phenomenal! The triangles, the prints, the eggplant, the POP. I love it all. And the scrappy binding. Yes. This is awesome. I’ve been obsessed with triangles lately. I’ve started cutting for a larger triangle quilt (maybe next year?) as I work through some scraps.
how big are your triangles molly? even though im pretty sure i dont like sewing triangles, im thinking of doing something similar. just because. i printed out a 5.5 inch template…wondering if i should run up to hardware and have them put it in plastic for me….but with my aversion to triangles, then i think i should use bigger…maybe 8.5?