quilts made with triangles

New book.............. from Exuberant Color

The newest Kaffe Fassett book came in the mail a couple days ago and I finally had time to look through it. I had seen a few kits for quilts in the book advertised at quilt shops that carry a lot of his fabric.

Here is a snippet of one of the quilts that I liked. I like green quilts and that border fabric is one that I really like. I have been thinking about making another quilt with lots of triangles in it.

It made me think about 2 quilts I made in 2022 and 2023. I just made ...

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Second quilt top finished in august 2026........... from Exuberant Color

This last quilt top for August was pressed and photographed yesterday morning. It is 39.5" x 61.5". When I started making the three inch 9 patches I had no quilt in mind. I had been thinking about another quilt with the Economy block with more of the 90s florals and I wanted to add white and black to a quilt. All of the ideas came together to make these 40 blocks. I was happy to find another white with black print in my stash to use for sashing.

I ended up cutting 15 floral fabrics for the large ...

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Almost done....................... from Exuberant Color

All that is left to do on this quilt top is a final pressing and staystitching around the edges. I decided to go with the 5 x 8 layout and use all 40 blocks.

This quilt started when I rediscovered 2 trays of 1.5" squares that I previously used for colorwash blocks. I made the decision to make 9 patches with them and it snowballed from there into Economy blocks with sashing for this new quilt top.

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A little more................. from Exuberant Color

All of the 8" strips were cut for the top sashing on 40 blocks, and sewn on but not pressed yet.

I spent a couple hours in the kitchen prepping a some meals for the next few days. If I had stuck with the sewing I could have had this top done but I'll be happy I don't have to prepare any meals for a few days.

Last night i put a few blocks on the design wall to check how it is going to look. Picture it in your mind with a medium to dark floral print ...

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Working on a quilt top................. from Exuberant Color

This is the first quilt top I needed to work on. I cut enough sashing strips to sew one to each of the 40 blocks. I'm not sure how many blocks I'm going to use in a quilt but any left over will be made into a small project.

I haven't decided if there will be cornerstones or if I will cut the sashing strips for the tops of the blocks longer. I hope I know what my decision is this morning so I can get to it.

My granddaughter was craving some Chex Mix so I ...

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Not much................... from Exuberant Color

Some cutting was done in the morning to prepare for evening sewing. Then at night it started thundering as another storm rolled through so I unplugged my machine. I did get the stripe triangles sewn on the last 4 nine patches. At the left are the 2 new colors of floral triangles to surround all of the rest of the blocks. Once they are all done I need to made the decision of the layout and size of quilt.

It was dark and dreary for much of the day with one rainstorm earlier in the afternoon.

Even my choice of ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months ago. under 9 patch , black and white , quilts made with triangles

Still thinking................... from Exuberant Color

As I navigated the day's adventures, I was continually thinking about the project. I have mentioned more than once that I have a short attention span, which means I get bored if I work too long on something. So here is where I am now: top left is 20 finished 6" blocks, all pressed, top right 12 more finished blocks not pressed, bottom left 4 more waiting for floral corners (need to cut more) and 4 nine patches that I may or may not use in this project.

Here are my options. If I used sashing with the 36 ...

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That was fun!......................... from Exuberant Color

Thanks to everyone who chimed in with an opinion on the auditioning yesterday I especially enjoyed reading the explanations why the commenter liked the fabric. Every fabric got some votes with the random line fabric getting the most. I think it was pretty evenly divided between sashing and alternate blocks. I didn't make any decision yet and just finished sewing round one on 8 more blocks last night. One of the biggest surprises to me in my choices was the first one, the dotted ombre fabric. Even if I don't use that in this quilt, I can see ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months ago. under 9 patch , black and white , quilts made with triangles

Sewing and auditioning................ from Exuberant Color

I cut some more 3" triangles and sewed the floral triangles onto a few blocks and cut more quarter square triangles. I got some of them sewn on but a few more to go.

Now the auditioning. I was looking through my stash for white with black dots. I have several yards of this one. This is the 22" width of it as it is folded like it comes off the bolt. I have plenty to just cut the center lightest area for sashing strips. Maybe the darker area could be used as borders.

I found a half yard of ...

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First quilt top for August 2026................ from Exuberant Color

I finished sewing and pressing this top by early afternoon yesterday. As a comparison with the pattern photo, I'm not completely happy with my fabric selection. Not comparing, it's OK. I wish I could have found a lighter orange fabric for next to the yellows. I forgot to measure it but the pattern says 60" x 80.5". I'll get the actual measurement today and update this post.

I knew I had some 6.5" squares of floral prints left from a previous quilt that I could use for a mock-up. I cut one strip of quarter ...

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Two more seams................. from Exuberant Color

I finished sewing all of the B blocks and then sewed 2 blocks together for 7 long rows. In the afternoon I started sewing rows together and continued later in the evening and got 4 out of 6 sewn.

While I was in the basement in the morning I was looking for one particular stripe which I didn't find. I saw this charcoal and white stripe and thought it might work as quarter square triangles around the little 3" nine patches as the first found in Economy blocks. I think it would also look good just as alternate squares ...

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One decision made................ from Exuberant Color

After a little prodding by a friend I realized I didn't want to find separator strips like I used on the original quilt I made 10 years ago. Last night I sewed the three sections together. After trimming the side points it will be about 46" x 62". I'm thinking about adding a border, but we shall see how long that takes.

I also cut 1.5" purple squares yesterday and added them to the few that were cut previously.

It was warm enough to open all of the windows yesterday and low humidity. We had a 1 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , batik , marcia derse fabric , quilts made with triangles

First quilt top for April 2026................... from Exuberant Color

Kaleidoscope 1 top is sewn. I'm thinking of 2 and 3 so this could be a series. I won't use Marcia Derse fabric for the next 2. This one is 51.5" x 72". I ended up with the 35 blocks like I originally planned. I usually don't use the same background fabrics all through a quilt but this time I had 2 nice light ones, also Marcia Derse fabric. There are over 70 different fabrics in this quilt top.

Here are 2 of the worst matches of points. They are both about 1/16" off and ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 6 months ago. under marcia derse fabric , nature , quilts made with triangles

Final layout, time to sew................... from Exuberant Color

This is the final layout for this quilt top. I could move pieces forever trying to not have the same fabrics near each other, but I decided this is good enough.

I started webbing it last night and got the 4 long seams top to bottom sewn and am now sewing cross rows. Three done, 3 to go. I need to finish this top today so I can get back to the other one and get the last 3 fabrics chosen for it.

Most points are matching well but there are a few to go back and take in a ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 6 months, 1 week ago. under marcia derse fabric , quilts made with triangles

Cutting and third layout................... from Exuberant Color

All three sets needed more pieces. I actually cut a few more than I needed so if I need to make a substitute block I'm all set. I ended up finishing the 2 partial blocks and made 6 new blocks last night. I haven't pressed them yet so they haven't made it to the design wall.

This is the assortment of new pieces plus the leftovers from the day before. I had a strip of fabric that I had previously die cut 6 triangles of each fabric from and I put the ends of the strips back ...

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Lots of progress.............................. from Exuberant Color

I took the three sections to the basement and gave all of them a final pressing. There are different lights down there so the color looks a little different from previous photos.

Then I started working on the Kaleidoscope blocks using the same triangles of Marcia Derse fabrics.

I got 6 blocks completed before I ran out of corner pieces but got 2 more blocks partially made before I also ran out of variety of the tall triangles.

This is all that was left when I finished sewing last night. Today I'll be cutting more pieces of both shaped ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 6 months, 1 week ago. under kaleidoscope quilts , marcia derse fabric , quilts made with triangles

The last 3 rows................... from Exuberant Color

I had great ambitions when I got up but it took me most of the day to get started on the last 3 rows of this quilt. I finally got the triangles up on the design wall.

I continued working on them and got all three rows sewn and then the first two sewn together.

Now I can make some more of the Kaleidoscope blocks from the same triangle selection. I have 17 blocks already made. I need to decide if I'm going to make it with 24 blocks (40" x 60") or 48 blocks (60" x 80"). If ...

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9 rows............... from Exuberant Color

After lots of family fun yesterday I sewed the top three rows and sewed them together. Now I need to design the bottom 3 rows and choose the fabrics that will be the separator strips and top and bottom border, if I'm still going to make it like the previous quilt.

I did a little hand stitching on the binding of the other quilt but no photo.

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 6 months, 1 week ago. under marcia derse fabric , quilts made with triangles

Making progress............. from Exuberant Color

The 6 row section is sewn together now. I didn't get any farther on it because I was making 2 batches of Chex Mix to use up all of the ingredients left from the Christmas marathon. Later in the evening I made frosted creams since I have company coming today.

I haven't done the final pressing yet but my points are matching up pretty well.

I started the hand stitching about 6" before a corner and made it down one short side and around the next corner.

Happy Easter to all who celebrate it! It's going to ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 6 months, 1 week ago. under binding , marcia derse fabric , quilts made with triangles

6 rows.................. from Exuberant Color

Two more rows were sewn last night but I didn't get them attached to the section of 4 rows yet. When I get that done I'll sew the top 3 rows and then be ready to design the bottom 3 rows. I need 69 pieces for the 3 rows and I have one piece each of 70 fabrics set aside for that section.

Earlier in the day I trimmed this diamond quilt and cut the binding for it. I got the binding sewn on the front last night and I will hand finish this one.

Last year a ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 6 months, 1 week ago. under binding , marcia derse fabric , nature , quilts made with triangles

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