Side Triangles
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You would be missing the seam allowance, and the outside of the quilt would be on the bias, which may result in edges that won't stay square.
Bonnie Hunter has a cool chart
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...nt-quilts.html
Bonnie Hunter has a cool chart
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...nt-quilts.html
#7
The reason I ask is that I have fabric left but it's not in a big enough piece to cut the way they say in those directions where you cut a large square and then cut it diagonally into 4 side triangles so I was wondering what size each triangle ended up if the finished size of the blocks was 9"...anyone know?
I'd like to use up these pieces of fabric for side triangles if possible.
Thanks, Watson
I'd like to use up these pieces of fabric for side triangles if possible.
Thanks, Watson
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Yes, take finished size of block, add 7/8" cut diagonal. This should fit the side triangle areas, and add 1 3/4" and cut diagonal twice for corner. I would cut these out of scrap fabric to make sure of fit. I usually add a bit to these sizes and trim down to fit. And yes you will have bias but if you handle the edges carefully and control the stretch, the quilt will ok.
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Draw one out of paper so you can measure the triangle. You can use your fabric with squares cut in half once, just starch the dickens out of it. Make the fabric as stiff as card stock. Then once your triangles are on the quilt sew a stay stitch around the perimeter until you can your outer border sewn on or it is quilted.
If you are just short of your fabric you still have options. You can sew strips to the bottom of your triangles to enlarge them. Edited to add, this will give the effect of a narrow inner border that your blocks are floating out into. I've seen pics of this technique and it looked good but I can't remember if the quilt was sashed or not. It may look odd with sashing.
Another option is to save your fabric for the binding or a narrow border and use a different fabric for your setting triangles.
It seems to me if you don't have enough fabric for the larger square cut twice, I suspect you will still be short for making the triangles with the bias edge on the outside.
If you are just short of your fabric you still have options. You can sew strips to the bottom of your triangles to enlarge them. Edited to add, this will give the effect of a narrow inner border that your blocks are floating out into. I've seen pics of this technique and it looked good but I can't remember if the quilt was sashed or not. It may look odd with sashing.
Another option is to save your fabric for the binding or a narrow border and use a different fabric for your setting triangles.
It seems to me if you don't have enough fabric for the larger square cut twice, I suspect you will still be short for making the triangles with the bias edge on the outside.
Last edited by feline fanatic; 05-09-2017 at 05:23 AM.
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