This technique is not for the faint of heart. It reminds me a lot of paper piecing....sew a seam and trim, then repeat. I was using a regular ruler and lining the sewn seam up on the 60 degree line for trimming. If I did this again, I would purchase the 60 degree triangle.
You need a lot of triangle units because you join small ones together to create larger ones. The tutorial that Kim did gave several ways to make different triangle units to get a varied look. Some of my points got very tiny from the adding and trimming. And then others got chopped off completely. I got a little lazy and threw in a long filler strip in a couple of spots.
Once I had it trimmed up, I added a 1 1/2" strip --cut on the straight of grain---all the way around to stabilize the bias edges.
Did I get the look of the Olympic banners? Yes, I think so. The effect using the technique is very similar.
Will I do this again? No, probably not, well maybe.. I could select fabrics and colors, but not really control where they ended up. That was a little frustrating for me. Making the units was fine, but joining and chopping them off seemed wasteful to me. Maybe I should have just tried the 1000 pyramids............
But on the upside....it is done. I tried a new technique, and got this out of my system. Maybe later on, I will try this again as a way to use up lots of scraps for a lap quilt. It does have possibilities.
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A successful experiment, I'd say! It looks lovely in my favourite colour!
It really does have the look of the banner but I have to agree about the method. I read her tutorial too and may still try it but I know I wouldn't stick with it for long. I loved her quilt though. I really think the long filler strips added something to it rather than looking like a cop out.
Love the purples... and the triangles look great! Thanks for sharing your experience with making this... I'll know not to try this one! I'll just enjoy yours...
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Very pretty, I hate waste so I would have been turned off - Kuddos to you in sticking with it and such a lovely finish.
I can't even wrap my brain around this one. : )
It is beautiful--especially because it is purple--but I know it won't be on my design wall.
Congrats for seeing it through.
I agree Debbie, don't think I will be doing this technique. But I love the outcome of your experiment.
Thanks, Dear Friend, for taking the bullet for us, here. I'm just not that precise, and would not even try it. I did some triangles, but I cheated and used paper piecing. Lots easier!
Thanks, too, for your kind comments on my Chrissy, and other kinds of good luck. Seems I have a streak going - TYJ!
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Love your fabrics and your triangles look fantastic!1
Well, I went over and looked at Kim's tutorial and all I can say is,more power to you, I wouldn't even have made the attempt. It's not a "cop out" if you got creative and "made it your own". I do that all the time when I'm bored, frustrated or on the verge of ripping it into pieces.
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