My Triangle Madness Quilt - Making a Quilt Without a Pattern!

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 cut the scraps and remnants I had pulled into as many triangles as I could and then pieced them in pairs.

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Changing Direction

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I had 8 rows of Triangles as follows:

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Problem Solving

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My Triangle Madness Quilt - Making a Quilt Without a Pattern!

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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

– Choose a color palette – A set technique, block, or shape that you want to try – Decide on a finished size for your quilt – Decide who the quilt is for

Making a Start

I cut the scraps and remnants I had pulled into as many triangles as I could and then pieced them in pairs.

Changing Direction

I had 8 rows of Triangles as follows:

Problem Solving

Either decision could have worked out fine but I had a look through my stash of whites and off whites and decided to work with what I had – which wasn’t great big pieces of fabric.

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