Modern Triangle Member Makes in July are lighting up the Triangle Chatter community. Modern triangles made by our members are fantastic versions of my little ol’ triangles. I supply preset colorways and ideas and they RUN WITH IT! (put the scissors DOWN FIRST…please.) Cosmos is the current BOM but not the only block at the block party. hehe. New members…
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Modern Triangle Member Makes
Star Quilt Patterns Showcase
Star quilt patterns are my very favorite to design. I love stars! When I put this showcase post together, I realized how many star quilts I’ve made. Then I realized how often I transform a traditional star quilt block with modern triangles. First, our ancestors get some glory today with their beloved traditional star quilt blocks. Second, I’ll show you…
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Cosmos BOM and Modern Triangles Members’ Progress
Cosmos BOM and modern triangles members’ progress have revved up in June – I’m so proud of their progress. Ta-da! See our members’ blocks and quilts in the video below! They are amazing. Members’ Progress = unstoppable! The thing is, well, it’s not always easy. Sometimes a perfect storm blooms out of NOWHERE: weird triangle math, right and wrong fabric…
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Mother and Daughter Wildflower Finishes
Mother and daughter Wildflower finishes at the same time! We were laughing… a bit at ourselves and a bit at Bruce Wayne the Weiner Dog, but mostly at ourselves. We were just two ladies trying to take a video for Instagram (sometimes you just gotta lean into your quilty nerd self!) Our mother and daughter Wildflower finishes made us giddy…
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The 4 best ways to make half square triangles – with less trimming – or no trimming!
Awkward confession: I dislike (hate) making half square triangles. Why? Because I really, really hate trimming. SO MUCH TRIMMING: trimming to size, trimming ears, and trimming more if they aren’t quite square. In spite of trimming fits, I make my share of half square triangles for good reason. They create amazing modern half square triangle quilts! What is a half…
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