Friday, March 18, 2011

A few more triangles....

I will have to be very careful which angle I cut the last groups into so I can place the colors where I want them.  I made a mistake on the last light pink group so all 4 rectangles were cut at the same angle.  That means that there are only 2 positions they can be used in instead of all 4.

Here is what I want to be playing with, the trimmings after I cut the rectangles down to size.  The book has you make the strip piecing way bigger than it needs to be.  Some of these are 1.25" wide, others all the way up to 2.25".  Sewn together I think they will make great journal covers for my notebooks.  They might even be large enough for the zippered tote bags.  I have a finishing class to teach today and tomorrow is the class for this strip pieced diamond quilt.

20 comments:

Julie Bagamary said...

Wow - the triangles are gorgeous!!
So are so good with darks/lights.

Unknown said...

It is coming along just beautifully!! Love what you are doing with the leftovers too!

HollyM said...

I'm not good with geometry and always manage to cut something wrong.
It's really pretty. I would have a hard time not to move on to the strips. That's my problem and why I have a hard time to finish things.

Quiltdivajulie said...

Those leftovers are marvelous ... I'd want to be playing with them, too!

Stray Stitches (Linda G) said...

The diamonds are amazing. And I think the scraps would make wonderful journal coveres.

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

Love it!!
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/

Char said...

Can't wait to see the rest of this quilt. It made great scraps!

Judy said...

The diamonds look great with the color play that you have going.

Sheila said...

BEAUTIFUL!

Connie Kresin Campbell said...

Looks beautiful so far! Doesn't it drive you crazy when you cut the wrong way? At least you have plenty of other projects you can use them for. Did you mention what book you are using?

Cathi said...

Wow! I really could spend hours just gazing at the picture -- it's so much fun looking at all the different fabrics you've used.

Pat said...

You are always thinking ahead. I love the quilt and I am thinking about this kind of quilt to use up my bits and pieces I have. Also like what you did with the leftovers. You are a great inspiration!!

Anonymous said...

Those diamonds in the quilt look like jewels with all the pretty colors! I'm loving it!
Happy Quilting! Have a great weekend too!

Kay in Kansas

A Gal Who said...

Love looking at your photos of your creativity! Keep it up! It inspires me!

Elaine/Muddling Through said...

See, even your leftovers are gorgeous!

Sara said...

When I made this quilt I thought there was alot of waste-- but that was before I started reading all of the scrap blogs--will be using all my starched scraps up now too--

menyeart said...

Don't you want to kit a few of these!!!! I would love to buy one. Don't have that variety in my stash.

Barbara Strobel Lardon said...

Luscious luscious color in a triangle! :) Makes me smile.

Pat B said...

Love the diamonds - now that is a class I'd love to take!

gag7949 said...

Hi Wanda, I missed which book this pattern is in. Would you please repeat? It is going to be a beautiful quilt! Thanks. Gayle

gag7949 at hotmail dot com