At the start, Nicholas suggested starting with 50 or so triangles, and that's just about what I made. And at 26" square, this finished size is precisely what I was hoping for - something large enough to focus on the technique and yet small enough to finish fairly quickly.
Which is exactly what happened. Week 3 of the sewalong was supposed to be creating a quilt top from all of our triangles, but once that was done, I was having too much fun to stop. So I made a pieced backing with my few leftover triangles and larger scraps, and started right in on matchstick quilting, using a handful of colored threads.
A faced binding seemed the way to go, and I do love them on an improv quilt. Also love the floral I found to finish this fun little quilt. Fun times!
What a bright and happy interlude. It came together beautifully!
ReplyDeletelove your little interlude! Thanks for encouraging me to play along too.
ReplyDeleteI sooo looove your quilt! The technique and all the pictures I saw on IG really make me want to try it sometime too. This SAL just wasn't at the right time for me. xo Melanie
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful finish, the best kind of triangles!
ReplyDeleteAnd the colors are striking.
This is a wonderful finish and charming backing too.:)
ReplyDeleteTrue love! Must google faced binding
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely on my list to make. Your colors once again are spot on. It's been fun watching all the variations of this SAL. I just got my piecing machine back and can't wait to dig into something!!
ReplyDeleteThis is just so right. You have great color balance. I hope to get to quilting mine soon but it ended up bigger than I thought so not sure I can wrestle it into submission. I love that you used up the bits on the back too!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is stunning -- I love the colors and pieced back.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors
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