Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Diamond Cut

The HuRTy ruler by Latifah Saafir @latifahsaafirstudios had been in my studio for two full years, and last week I finally pulled some scraps from the bin and gave it a try. Let's just say I was duly impressed! Never had I made HRTs so effortlessly. So I decided to try my hand at a small quilt of HRTs, and chose a tetrad (four-color) palette made up initially of Kona Rich Red, Heliotrope, Orchid Ice, Key Lime, and an unidentified green similar to Kelly.


Honestly, it made sense on my color wheel, but I wasn't so sure in reality as I began to make blocks. I added in gray and black to see if that helped things at all (I think it did); and then incorporated a few solid triangles, which I think helped even more. Whatever, the dye was cast, and I moved forward with my plan.

Inspired by a painting by Andrew Kuo @andrewkuostudio called "I Forget", my little quilt was composed of HRTs, one half in a vertical stripe, and the other half with more blocky shapes. And of course, this project was an obvious candidate for a pieced backing. 


I turned to an old favorite quilting design - Fancy Straight Line quilting from Jacquie Gering's Walk book. I used Aurifil 40wt 1231 [Spring Green] for quilting with 50wt in the bobbin and 50wt 2692 [Black] for the binding. 


The little quilt finished at 12.5" x 24.5", which I didn't realize until this very moment, is very nearly the exact proportion of the 3" x 6" HRTs. Perfect. It's times like this, when I can just play with fabric and thread and design, that I'm so grateful I have the supplies and ability to sew. It's such a satisfying way to create.

10 comments:

  1. It's amazing how much more interesting this cut is compared to others.

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  2. So exciting! Thanks for the link to Latifa's .com. Her 3 'new' patterns are super.
    Now where can I buy extra time to start new projects?

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  3. Great design! I use Deb Tucker's Split Rects to make this unit. I haven't tried anything as scrappy as yours.

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    1. I'm glad you have a method that works well for you! Not sure I'd done them scrappy before either! ;-)

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  4. It's always fun when those unusual color combos play out really well! I like the addition of the black, it seems to add some depth. Very cool finish!

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  5. Yes, and yes. So glad you gave your HuRTy ruler a go. I sure enjoyed using mine (for my maximalist quilt, "Feelin' Groovy," and definitely want to do so again. I think your tetrad color palette is great, though I understand about adding gray for an eye "resting place." Love your pieced backing too, of course. I enjoy seeing how you get so much satisfaction from making small quilts.

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