Friday, February 24, 2023

Playful Pyramid Quilt

I saw this quilt on Man Sewing, Rob Appell's Youtube channel, some time ago and bought the fabric in November 2022.  Started cutting and sewing a week ago and the whole top is done.  The fastest queen size quilt I ever made.


It is constructed from 4 shades of two colors to which white is added, cut in 2.5" WOF strips and stitched into strip sets shading from light (white) to dark.  45-degree triangles are then cut and stitched into light and dark blocks.  The blocks are quite large measuring 20" (50cm) with only 12 blocks needed for a queen size.  I made a total of 8 strip sets in each colorway which each yielded 3 triangles for a total of 48 triangles.  A really fast and easy project with a beautiful outcome.

Now just to quilt and bind it.



Clover and stitch

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