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Block 04 - Quarter Square Triangles

I finished this block, and happy I did. My points are on point. My seams are crisp and flat. Quite a contrast to the first time I did this block.

Two blocks made of quarter square triangles. One block has three squares where the dark fabric triangles meet. The other has 4 squares where the dark and light triangle meet. The fabrics are a dark and a light variation of lavender flower print.

New block

Glad to be done with this one. I’m running behind on my self-imposed schedule because, wouldn’t you know it, work is getting in the way of quilting! Ha!

My delay here wasn’t helped by my own damn self! I started piecing all these triangles the wrong way around. And that was a bit of a “ooopsie” because I had glue basted my seams, and starched the heck out of them, and starched again. It was easier and faster to just cut more.

Several light and dark triangles sewn into squares, long sides together.

And here’s the new pairs, pieced correctly - short sides together rather than long sides together.

Light and dark triangle pieced with the short sides - which is the correct side. All on a grey wool pressing mat. One pieced pair is pressed open. One pair is under a clapper. A stack of unpressed pairs is on the left of the mat.

Happy with how I got my seams to fan out in the middle.

Back view of a square made of 4 triangles. The center seam is neatly fanned.

And here’s the new fabric marking pen I’m testing. So far, so good. It’s a water erasable one. And unlike the other water erasable fabric pen I tried, it does not leave a wide 1/8” mark.

Mini Leonis water erasable marker held in an open hand.

Old block

For comparison, here is a photo from the first time I made this quilt.

Two blocks made of quarter square triangles. One block has three squares where the dark fabric triangles meet. The other has 4 squares where the dark and light triangle meet.The fabrics are an off white and a navy blue with a small print pattern.

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Published on April 4, 2024

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