Inset Triangle?
 

I've been staring at this quilt for awhile now, trying to figure out how this was done.....How did they sew those inset triangles into the blocks?
I tried to Google Inset triangles, but didn't come up with anything. What else would it be called?
Any help appreciated.

Please go to this link and scroll down to the black and white quilt (After enjoying all the others, of course!)
https://okanarts.com/2017-tokyo-quilt-festival-1/

Thanks!

Watson

Hand pieced inset applique would be my guess

Must be magic :o

thanks for that eye-candy! Wow is all I can say. Think if I were doing that black/white I would not inset seams, but instead do some improv piecing with the white (black on white blocks) on the edge, then using several pieces to make up the larger block, just like any quilt. Does that make ANY sense? check out Jean Wells improv piecing info.

it may be that they slit the white and folded the edges under. not sure though. I love the scrappy diamond one before that.

It looks to me like they reverse appliqued them. If I were going to make it I would regular applique, I think the point would be more secure not as likely to fray w/ use.

I agree with the inverse applique. Start with a square, make a single cut, but don't go all the way across the square. Fold the cut edges to the back, forming a triangular opening. Add a piece of contrasting fabric to the back & applique it in, then cut any excess fabric on the back.

I don't think it can be reverse applique because if you look closely at the detail pic, you can see a seam allowance along one side of the triangle.
Could it be put in like a Y seam, but just two seams? I'll have to try.

Watson

Thank you for the link, such amazing quilts!
It appears to me like each block was made with reverse appliqué of the wedges and appliqué of the circles, then the blocks sewn together. That result in a seam allowance on one side.

I agree, I think it's reverse applique.

It looks like a variation of triangle in a square idea except it's rectangular.

Those triangles are not consistently the same size, so I'm guessing either reverse applique or maybe a cut right thru the background square randomly, then stitch the opposite color on an angle, flip, then sew back together again, creating the reverse color triangle?

Those quilts are intense...the crowd was impressive too. It fascinates me how intricate and detailed the quilts created by others can be........way beyond my imagination, or patience!

Well, I don't know what you'd call it, but what I ended up doing because I was trying to get away from any raw edges, was I put two blocks together right sides, drew my triangle, sewed on the line, then cut out the triangle, ironed it open and put a backing fabric behind that and topstitched it in. No raw edges.
There would be a definite learning curve, (ha, ha) to getting perfect points on the triangles but at least it isn't driving me crazy anymore trying to figure it out. And, I'm not sure you could do more than one on a block without distorting it too much.

Watson
(Don't mind the topstitiching...I was too lazy to take off my FMQ foot.)

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That's what I would have said too. They really have a way of setting their quilts apart from anyone else's. They seem to work magic in design and execution.

Watson! By golly, looks like you solved that mystery!

Wow beautiful quilts. I love the blackened white one also. I was going to suggest doing something like you did. Now I feel like I am going to have to go play with this. Very interesting idea. I also like the circles. I have been formulating something my mind with a bunch of circles.

I was thinking reverse applique as well. However, Ricky Tims has a method where he sews in those narrow pieces.

I remember seeing a technique similar to the one here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7JtBaNQtB4. It was a way to make an inset triangle by inserting a folded shape into a seam. Haven't been able to find the info again, but it was similar to the technique in the video.