I feel like I know a wonderful secret--your patterns and tutorials! (Of course many hundreds--even thousands will know about you very soon! I know that I've told two quilty friends!!!!
Enjoyed seeing the blunt tip trimming tool. And the Purple Thang-one of my favorite tools of all time. Your work is endlessly fascinating to me: you use fabrics of all sorts that don’t happen to speak to me personally, yet when you combine them the results are always smashing! Inquiring minds want to know: just how large IS your stash, anyway?!! Thank you for the constant inspiration you offer.
Melinda, I had to laugh out loud when you asked how large my stash is.... Well I used to own a quilt shop and now I own a retreat house that sells fabric. I make lots of quilts for the TH-cam channel, about one per week, and most of those are given away, donated to children's charities, presented to veterans, etc. I think I'm slightly obsessed but it keeps me out of trouble! Thanks so much for watching!
Such a great way to use fat quarters. Marti's Deluxed Corner Timmer is the best. This tool is great for Lemoyne Stars and Hexagons--and trimming (and marking because the holes are in it). It can also be used for needle position for perfect 1/4" seam. I evangelize this tool every time I get. (Preaching to the choir here!) I consider it a must have. Your exposition of the straight of grain demarcations notes a key concept. Thanks for demonstrating the uses. A blunt tip on 60 degree triangles helps so much with one block wonders in case one gets lost in the "which point?" woods.
@@CarolThelen It's ALL the difference. Worth noting too that different triangle tools (pointy v. blunt) handle strip widths differently (if one were making a pattern other than ruler instructions)
To save fabric, do NOT cut off the first 2 small triangles you did in the video but sew the big triangle you cut off at the end of the video to the opposite end of the row so you end up with a large rectangle anyway? The quilt would be 4 inches wider than the way you made it here
i'm blown away by how great this video is! very clear and detailed instructions. reasons why you need to do something (like using the blunt edge ruler). i do have a question about when you are trimming the edges of the rows. would you consider sewing the half triangles you cut from one end (to make a straight seam) onto the other end to make that end straight instead of trimming it also? or does that alter the size of the quilt too much? thank you for taking the time to make this video. i found it to be extremely helpful!
That's a great question! I think the part you cut off will not be big enough to piece on an end. Usually, the triangle rulers have a center line you can use to cut the right size of a half triangle. You can sew this half triangle to the end and there is no need to trim. Actually, I didn't discover this myself until well after this quilt was finished when I actually read the instructions!! Thanks for watching.
If you did the left side of your row convex and the right end concave, you could sew them into a tube, so only one cut would be needed and no waste at all
Probably not. I would only clip the points if it helps to make the piecing easier or more accurate. Try it without and see how it goes! Thanks for watching.
I would just leave the tip on there. That would make it easier to line up. You can trim off the "nubs" after piecing. That point trimming ruler has really been a life saver for me for decades! Thanks for watching.
That's 4-1/2" finished right? If so, Yes!! If not, it will just be a lightly different finished size. Use the 1" finished strip cutter for the strips. I love my Accuquilt!
Your instructions are very clear. Thank you. Your quilt is amazing!
That was a fun one! Thanks for watching.
This is a great pattern for scrappy fabrics. Thank you for the tutorial.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching.
Such a good instructor! Everything was explained clearly and with enough time to digest it. Thanks for your wonderful tutorials.
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching.
Ohhhhh my gosh. This is a stunning design. Just love that the triangles are big. Beautiful tutorial. Thank you Carol
You are so welcome! I love that quilt too and I was able to use scraps. Thanks for watching.
You are amazing! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Thank you. Your teach skills are wonderful.
Very detailed. Your quilts that I've seen look complicated, but your instructions are so clear that making them sound easy. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you and good luck with your quilts.
Thank you for the great tutorial. I will be making a triangle quilt for my grandson from nature prints❤
You are so welcome!
Best instructions/demo I’ve seen for this technique. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
You’re a fantastic teacher. This was very easy to follow. Thank you.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching.
Love your tutorial. Very clear
Thank you! 😊
I feel like I know a wonderful secret--your patterns and tutorials! (Of course many hundreds--even thousands will know about you very soon! I know that I've told two quilty friends!!!!
Oh thank you! And thanks for watching!
Such a beautiful quilt! Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure,
I wish I found your wonderful tutorials sooner. Excellent job explaining how to sew triangles. Thank you!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
Excellent instructor and scrap motivation. Thanks so much.
Thank you!
Appreciate it.
Love the look!
Good detailed instructions and video for any triangle piecing. Nice, scrappy pattern.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching.
Thank you for this incredibly thoughtful tutorial!
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching.
Now I know what to do with all those odd fat quarters ! Thank you
I still have lots of those! :)
Enjoyed seeing the blunt tip trimming tool. And the Purple Thang-one of my favorite tools of all time.
Your work is endlessly fascinating to me: you use fabrics of all sorts that don’t happen to speak to me personally, yet when you combine them the results are always smashing!
Inquiring minds want to know: just how large IS your stash, anyway?!!
Thank you for the constant inspiration you offer.
Melinda, I had to laugh out loud when you asked how large my stash is.... Well I used to own a quilt shop and now I own a retreat house that sells fabric. I make lots of quilts for the TH-cam channel, about one per week, and most of those are given away, donated to children's charities, presented to veterans, etc. I think I'm slightly obsessed but it keeps me out of trouble! Thanks so much for watching!
Very nice tutorial! You made a scary thing easy! Thanks! 💜
Glad it was helpful!
Such a great way to use fat quarters. Marti's Deluxed Corner Timmer is the best. This tool is great for Lemoyne Stars and Hexagons--and trimming (and marking because the holes are in it). It can also be used for needle position for perfect 1/4" seam. I evangelize this tool every time I get. (Preaching to the choir here!) I consider it a must have. Your exposition of the straight of grain demarcations notes a key concept. Thanks for demonstrating the uses. A blunt tip on 60 degree triangles helps so much with one block wonders in case one gets lost in the "which point?" woods.
It's amazing what a difference cutting off a little tip makes!
@@CarolThelen It's ALL the difference. Worth noting too that different triangle tools (pointy v. blunt) handle strip widths differently (if one were making a pattern other than ruler instructions)
To save fabric, do NOT cut off the first 2 small triangles you did in the video but sew the big triangle you cut off at the end of the video to the opposite end of the row so you end up with a large rectangle anyway? The quilt would be 4 inches wider than the way you made it here
You could also use half of the 60 degree ruler to just cut a half triangle.
Also, why not cut the strip for the triangles only at tall as your 60° ruler so you don't have to trim off so many little tips later?
That's one way to do it.
i'm blown away by how great this video is! very clear and detailed instructions. reasons why you need to do something (like using the blunt edge ruler).
i do have a question about when you are trimming the edges of the rows. would you consider sewing the half triangles you cut from one end (to make a straight seam) onto the other end to make that end straight instead of trimming it also? or does that alter the size of the quilt too much?
thank you for taking the time to make this video. i found it to be extremely helpful!
That's a great question! I think the part you cut off will not be big enough to piece on an end. Usually, the triangle rulers have a center line you can use to cut the right size of a half triangle. You can sew this half triangle to the end and there is no need to trim. Actually, I didn't discover this myself until well after this quilt was finished when I actually read the instructions!! Thanks for watching.
If you did the left side of your row convex and the right end concave, you could sew them into a tube, so only one cut would be needed and no waste at all
Excellent tutorial thank you so much 💗
My pleasure!
If I just made 60 degree triangles without borders around then do I still need to use the corner ruler to cut the points when sewing them together?
Probably not. I would only clip the points if it helps to make the piecing easier or more accurate. Try it without and see how it goes! Thanks for watching.
Great tutorial!
Thanks for watching!
Why do you think we need music to cover up the stitching sounds?
A very loud machine and thread cutter 😌
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I don’t have the ruler to cut off the tip … can I just cut off 1/4” off the top of the triangle?
I would just leave the tip on there. That would make it easier to line up. You can trim off the "nubs" after piecing. That point trimming ruler has really been a life saver for me for decades! Thanks for watching.
Appreciate it!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
Can I use my 4 1/2” Accuquilt die?
That's 4-1/2" finished right? If so, Yes!! If not, it will just be a lightly different finished size. Use the 1" finished strip cutter for the strips. I love my Accuquilt!