60 Degree Triangle Love
January 22, 2011 § 14 Comments
- Spiderwebs or Tiles?
I took a little time-out from the “have-to’s” this weekend and started making a quilt that I would like to give to a friend who is getting married in April. Her favorite color is green. She loves retro children’s books and all things Italian. For months I have been thinking about making her a Lone Star quilt. But I just couldn’t decide on which fabric to use and ultimately bring myself to start cutting the pieces. So I finally admitted defeat and spontaneously decided to make this one instead. It is much more stash friendly. Now I can stop hunting for that perfect fabric that seems to keep eluding me.
The pattern is from Kaffe Fassett’s book Country Garden Quilts. He calls it a Spider Web Quilt. But to me, it looks more like Italian tiles. And I busted out my never-before-used 60 degree triangle ruler to cut the sections. Six triangles make a whole hexagon. It’s so easy and I love the huge gigantic size of these.
I’m not sure how big I’m going to make it. The size in the book is 84″ x 86″ and has an 8″ border. Does it really need such a big border? It’s almost begging to be just all hexagons. We’ll see what it’s saying when there is more of it. And lately, I have been feeling the need to make big, bed-sized quilts. For some reason, I’m tired of the smaller sofa throws. Hmmm, what’s that all about?
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I absolutely love those hexagons! I’m inclined to agree with you – less or no border, more hexes. What an amazing wedding quilt.
I made a 60 degree triangle hexagon quilt with no borders and left the two sides with whole hexagons! I love it!
Your start is amazing!
Great colors! I don’t think I’d border that at all, just the binding. I love the big hexagons!
Lovely! Definately tiles not spiderweb! I too have a 60 degree ruler (I’ve had for years) and after seeing this beauty I think I had better get that ruler out and use it.
Definitely Italian tiles…and they are beautiful! I love the colors you’re using. When I went to the Sistine chapel I paid at least as much attention to the tiles on the floor as I did to the ceilings…=-)
Oooh Anita! THey are beautiful – they look like gorgeous antique Italian plates. Your friend will be bewitched!
Gorgeous Italian tiles, love the colours! This will be a another beautiful quilt!
Oh I recognise these blocks. I made two for a quilting bee and trying to get all the strips lined up severely taxed me and my seam ripper! Yours look fantastic and are going to make a fabulous quilt!
Anita, wonderful blocks it will make an absolutely gorgeous quilt. Love your style.
That’s going to be gorgeous!! Those are my favorite kind of hexagons.
What a great start!! And will be so much faster than those 1″ hexies :). Can’t wait to see this one as it progresses. Funny about the bigger quilts, I guess we all go in cycles….
A beautiful quilt Anita. I was also inspired by Kaffe’s quilt and am doing the hexagons from striped fabrics instead of making strips. Your ironing board cover is fabulous. I would love one just like that.
Beautiful earth tones, Anita! The separation of blocks with grey/black looks so good.
Really like the fabrics you have chosen. I think a block this large just begs to be a nice big quilt ;o) I can really see it with a thin border, but not a big one.