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.