Wednesday, August 2, 2017

60 Degree Triangle Quilt

Do you know the blog Hyacinth Quilt Designs by Cindy Lammon?  I've long been an admirer, especially of her quilt aesthetic which I call updated traditional. By that, I mean she uses traditional blocks but with color, fabric, background, and quilting design choices that make them decidedly modern.

One of her quilts, The Ladies' Stitching Club, has been on my to-make list for a while.  The 60 degree triangle is a new experience for me and I thought this project would be a good way to learn something new, expand my repertoire, and use fabric from my stash.  It is turning out to be exactly that!  The quilt was originally a free design from Moda but Cindy figured out a different way to piece it that results in less waste so I'm following her instructions and it is working out well so far.

But I really should call this project my Hyacinth Quilt Designs homage project because I also found inspiration in her color palette on a couple of other quilts, namely Triangle Hexies Quilt and A Plus Quilt Variation.


I'm using a color palette of aqua and lime green with gray and blue denim.  I'm using some fat quarters out of a little bundle I bought a while back from Pink Castle Fabrics, fleshed out with additions from my stash and some denim I bought for another project.  The denim is light weight, a little heavier than quilting cotton but not as heavy as jeans.  I starched all the fabric before I started cutting.  


Here are some finished blocks.  Two triangles are joined by an inch wide strip to create a trapezoid.  These units are treated as blocks and joined in rows.  I have some more blocks to make and then I'll start sewing them together.  The size is going to be dictated by the amount of denim fabric I have.   I'll post more on this as I make progress.


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7 comments:

  1. I hadn't seen that quilt design before, I think your fabric choices will have a nice fresh feel in that pattern. Look forward to seeing your progress.

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  2. Yes, she always seems to have great ideas to make light work of harder patterns and love her color choices.....your colors are going to be great too!
    Have fun with those 60 degree triangles ;)))

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  3. Wow, all three of those quilts you showcased are gorgeous and I printed off the instructions for Ladies Stitching Club as well as the updated ones. Thanks for sharing and have a great day!

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  4. I'm going to just love this quilt, I can already tell. I pretty much love everything Cindy makes, I'm so happy she still blogs, the good ones are dropping like flies! Thanks for the book reviews, I'm a voracious reader and keep a list of books to read, all your selections were new to me, I've added them to my list and I'll let you know what I think of them.

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  5. This looks like it will be a beautiful quilt. I love these colors together. I am anxious to see how they all come together.

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  6. Great color scheme. It's going to be fun to see your newest quilt come together.

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  7. That's a great pattern - I don't think I've seen it before. Your fabric choices are perfect for it. Have fun!

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