Making a Quilt from Scratch - My Triangle Madness Quilt!

I get impatient cutting out pieces, measuring, and trying to figure out if I have enough fabric. So often I prefer to wing it, which is what I did with my Triangle Madness Quilt.

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Tips Before You Start Making a Quilt without a Pattern

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Making a Start

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I pulled out a mix of yellow pink and low volume/white fabrics to start off with. Some were large pieces – fabric remnants I’d bought to eBay or form quilt fabric scrap bags.

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Changing Direction

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I had 8 rows of Triangles as follows:

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In this case, the issue was how to add a backing fabric. Should I add it in great big pieces or continue with my rows?

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What I decided was to go with an off-white border on the top and bottom just to give the quilt that extra size.

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Making a Quilt from Scratch - My Triangle Madness Quilt!

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I get impatient cutting out pieces, measuring, and trying to figure out if I have enough fabric. So often I prefer to wing it, which is what I did with my Triangle Madness Quilt.

Tips Before You Start Making a Quilt without a Pattern

Set Boundaries This is to stop you from overthinking or getting lost in your own project not knowing where to go next.

Making a Start

I started with the idea of trying out my AccuQuilt Isocolese Triangle Die which I’d never used before.

I pulled out a mix of yellow pink and low volume/white fabrics to start off with. Some were large pieces – fabric remnants I’d bought to eBay or form quilt fabric scrap bags.

Changing Direction

I had 8 rows of Triangles as follows:

In this case, the issue was how to add a backing fabric. Should I add it in great big pieces or continue with my rows?

Problem Solving

What I decided was to go with an off-white border on the top and bottom just to give the quilt that extra size.

Making Choices

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