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Sunday, May 16, 2021

Adding quarter square triangles............


I cut some quarter square triangles from scraps to try out an idea.









There are 2 ways I could sew them.  The top one is 4 quarter squares making an alternate block to put between the 4 patches.

The bottom one has the triangles sewn onto the 4 patches for a square in a square block.






If I sew the triangles into an alternate block I will still have an on point setting and will need to fill in the ends of rows with setting triangles.  If I add the triangles to the 4 patches I will have a straight setting and it would be easier to sew together.  Whichever way I go I will probably layout the quarter square triangles to see a star now and then.  Look back at the first photo.  You can see a red star forming.

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8 comments:

  1. RoxanneMay 16, 2021 at 5:53 AM

    I always enjoy your playful designing, just seeing where the scraps take you.

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  2. JulieroseMay 16, 2021 at 7:24 AM

    Interesting possibilities going on there! Looking forward to seeing how you decide on these...hugs, Julierose

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  3. Sally Langston WarrenMay 16, 2021 at 7:37 AM

    Thank you for the lesson this morning! I so enjoy watching you create.

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  4. MissPatMay 16, 2021 at 9:21 AM

    Always fun watching your design process evolve. I like the star formation, but that would require more deliberate placement of blocks to create a star with the same color points. I hope to be out in the garden today as we were away for a few days and there is so much to be done at this time of year.
    Pat

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  5. QuiltdivajulieMay 16, 2021 at 9:28 AM

    I love square in a square!

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  6. NannMay 16, 2021 at 9:39 AM

    I've tried both ways -- attaching corner triangles and making hourglass units. It was easier/more accurate for me to make hourglass units. The disadvantage is that the color placement must be planned (so the "corner" effect works out) or you have to be content with a variety of "corners." (That makes perfect sense to me though I realize it may take the reader some thinking-about.)

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  7. A Left-Handed QuilterMay 16, 2021 at 2:37 PM

    I like using Hourglass blocks to "frame" other blocks - they are easier for me to sew than "square-in-a-square" blocks - but give me the same "look" - ;))

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  8. Elaine/Muddling ThroughMay 16, 2021 at 7:43 PM

    You are just so good! I had never thought of using the quarter square triangles as square in a square. But I will now! Thank you!

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