Hope you are learning a bit about quilting and if you are a seasoned quilter hope you are seeing something you’d like to try in a new quilt.
One End Triangle
On the smaller square, draw a light pencil line from
corner (size as in pattern)
corner (size as in pattern)
to corner with a ruler, on wrong side of fabric, this is
your sewing line.
your sewing line.
When you go to the sewing machine,
sew just to the left of the line or toward the part that
will be cut off. Sew only a thread or two from
the line making the piece turn easier.
Triangles on each end
1.
The base fabric (Blue) is cut finished size plus ½”, length and width. Corner is cut finished size plus ½”, length and width.
On the smaller square, draw a light pencil line from
corner
corner
to corner with a ruler, on wrong side of fabric, this is
your sewing line.
your sewing line.
When you go to the sewing machine,
sew just to the left of the line or toward the part that
will be cut off. Sew only a thread or two from
the line making the piece turn easier.
2.
Place good to good fabric, sew from corner to
corner.
Place good to good fabric, sew from corner to
corner.
3.
Trim a ¼” seam allowance, press to corner
fabric.
Trim a ¼” seam allowance, press to corner
fabric.
4.
Turn fabric and press to small corner
Turn fabric and press to small corner
5.
Place good to good fabric, sew from corner to
corner.
Place good to good fabric, sew from corner to
corner.
6.
Trim a ¼” seam allowance, press to corner
fabric.
Trim a ¼” seam allowance, press to corner
fabric.
7.
Turn fabric and press to small corner
Turn fabric and press to small corner
Mirror Image Triangles
Cut Larger triangle finished size plus 7/8” example 6” finished cut 6 7/8”
Cut each square from corner to corner You will have 2 triangles
Cut Points finished size plus 1 ¼” example 6” finished cut 7 ¼”
Cut each square from corner to corner and then again corner to corner. You will have 4 triangles
Sew each color and piece as shown
Flying Geese
