So I finished my first project begun at QuiltCon Together. It's from Improv Triangles with Maria Shell. Though I've tried quiet a few techniques from Maria's book, Improv Patchwork, I had yet to dabble with either the 'flying loon' triangle blocks or 'short row' stripes. Happily, they were enjoyable to make and I really liked them together.
There was another triangle block Maria taught us in class - that pinwheel-ish block there in the middle, below. It turned out ok, but I didn't like it nearly as well as my original triangles, so this large block became a focal on the quilt back. As you can see, I pieced together scraps from my fabric pull for the pieced back, and included some left-over triangles and stripes, which worked out great.
For quilting, I settled on an equilateral triangle grid that I found in Jacquie Gering's Walk book, and quilted using Aurifil 50wt #2021 (Natural White). Even though my pieced triangles aren't equilateral, I think the overall design works well.
