Mari Makes

I'm seeing some really great tips here - thank you! I've been practicing on fabric, and it's much easier for me to keep my rows straight with equilateral triangles, so I think I'm going to use those, instead.

My finished quilt will be fairly small, and it will NOT have 1,000 pyramids - I just referenced that pattern to help explain what I meant. If my calculations are correct, I should end up with about 250 triangles all together.

I will definitely keep you all updated on my progress!

aeble

Best of luck! I too jumped in with a pattern many told me a beginning quilter should avoid (a bargello) and I still love it, it's not a perfect way and maybe some would become discouraged, but I didn't.

With equilateral triangles I like to trim the triangles so the "dog ears" are already off before I sew them together. That way you can line them up exactly. But I now cheat and have a cutter that automatically cuts them that way for me too!

Liddibeth

I am looking for techniques to make the triangle unit with 4 triangles.Any help will be appreciated

jcrow

Jenny Doan takes two equal squares and lays right sides together. She sews a scant 1/4” around the edges and then cuts on the diagonal. On both sides. Makes 4 triangles. Lots of bias though. I’d starch it heavily and only press it, not iron. Don’t know how to figure the size though. Someone here could tell you that. She also makes 8 triangles at a time. Watch her tutes! I know some people have a problem with her, but she has some excellent tips on shortcuts!

bkay

I've not made anything with isosceles triangles. What ever you are piecing, the two things to watch most closely is the cutting and sewing the 1/4" seam. Watch that your ruler doesn't slip. If it does, get something to stop it (those sandpaper dots or Invisigrip). I can't help with the 1/4 in seam. I'm on my 7th quilt and still have trouble with it.

Good luck on your project.

bkay

Geri B

Mari makes-hm it looks like you joined in oct 2012---have not done any piecing/quilting?

as far as your 1,000 triangle top....are you going to make your "own" template, or one already available? I have a half completed 1,000 and I'm using a purchased triangle template....I only work on it when I've accumulated enough pieces of fab to cut some tris and sew them together. If you go to Pinterest you will see some nice arrangements...controlled scrappy, patterned and totally scrappy....have fun. It's any easy one!

jclinganrey

I applaud you for taking on this quilt!!! Many may say 'it's too difficult' however I knew a woman who chose what most quilters might say was a 'difficult' quilt - - New York Beauty - - and she managed just fine mostly because no one told her it was difficult. She just did it. So I say, just stick to it and do it.

Also, consider getting an acrylic template. I know Creative Grids makes one as well as other mfrs.

This will give you the 'notch' you need to line your triangles up and get that 1/4" allowance. I say go for it and be sure to show us pictures so we can cheer you on!!

Geri B

Like the Molly Flanders technique...couldn't get into first one as I don't have/want a google account.....