Wednesday, July 2, 2014

It's a Triangle Baby

With me, prints, and kona cottons.  Not really...well kinda.  lol.  I want to use more solids.  I am on a mission to use more solids.  I love them.  Love the look and the colors, but I always want to buy prints - and then I have no money left for solids.  Ugh...it is a tangled web.


Recently, it seems, my Kona favorite is Berry.  I have bought (and used) so much of that color.  I am gonna need something new and bright very soon.  But for now - I love how it mixed with these pink prints.


All of the prints came from my stash except 3 that I bought as fat quarters.  I am enamored with the randomness.  My mother is not.  Good thing it isn't for her, right? 


The back is all Kona - bright pink, azalea, camellia, carnation, medium pink, baby pink.
I was going for an ombre look.  I thought it would be fun and people are loving that now.  I got the idea from Jen @ BettyCrockerAss when she did a simple solid baby quilt in grays and citron. 


The straight-line quilting was a bear.  But completely worth it in the end.  I think the quilting is my absolutly favorite part of this quilt.
I used Aurifil 50wt in Pink Taffy, such a beautiful variegated thread.




This is for my cousin's baby Abbie.  She will be here around the end of July.  I gave it away this weekend and the future Momma loved it  YAY!!!  Quilty goodness strikes again!







Do you have any triangle tricks to share?  Like how to keep those seams from getting too hefty at the points?  I would like to know that one.  lol  Have a great week!

- Katelyn


12 comments:

  1. This looks great! I can't wait to see it on Sunday!

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  2. I've never work with triangles, so I can't help you there. I love the quilting and I love that, more and more, I am seeing people putting as much effort into making the back of their quilt look good as they do to the front of the quilt.

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  3. Congratulations on a beautiful finish, Katelyn! You know I love triangle quilts and yours is no exception! The backing and quilting are just gorgeous. Well done!

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  4. The finished quilt is so striking and pretty! I love the purple solid with those bright prints!

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  5. This is lovely! The quilting add gorgeous texture. I love it

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  6. That is gorgeous and I love the colours. Ironing the seams open helps to diminish the bulk at the points..

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  7. It looks great!

    My favorite for bulky seams is to press the area and then hammer it with my sewing hammer. I bought a $5 hammer at the local hardware store, and it is ONLY for pounding points and it lives in a drawer near the iron! I've found it a great stress reliever, also, get frustrations out!!! When my daughter was having a fit, I used to tell her to "just go pound points!" I usually have a bulky pointed quilt in progress!

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  8. Congratulations! Your quilt has been featured at My Quilt Infatuation...:))

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  9. I love the quilting on this! The variable widths between stitching adds a nifty design element.:)

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  10. Love love love the quilting...and the randomness!...sorry Mom:) Really beautiful colors. I am really focusing on adding to my solids collection too. I don't have any berry! Gonna have to fix that.

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  11. This is great! Love the colours and quilting.

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