9 patches and half square triangles.

Here are those 9 patches l mentioned waiting to be swapped this weekend.

All 160 of them.

Of course, we used a quilt as inspiration when we decided on the swap,

 but that does not mean that's the quilt everyone will make.

l'm still thinking on mine.

 

While l was busy at the machine, l also stitched up 10 pages

of paper pieced triangles,

using Laundry Baskets triangle papers.

 

The half square triangles come out perfect when using this  technique.

Stitch on the broken line, cut on the solid line.

Then enjoy an hour of mindless paper ripping in front of a good program on

the tv, and you have a pile of perfect half square triangles for a new project.



 

Pinned, ready to go.

 All trimmed, ready to be exchanged.

 

 

Nice pile of trimmings. Much easier to trim these pages than each and

every individual triangle, as l have been doing for years.

 

 

This is an ongoing swap with my Sorrento Sewing group.

So we will be busy this weekend, swapping 9 patches and triangles.

These are the triangles below we swapped in january.

Can't wait to see what the girls make with these.

 

A good point of reference for quilts to make with these triangles

is Edyta's book, Friendship Triangles.

She gives you hints how to run a swap, and then beautiful quilts to

 make when you have a wonderful collection.

 

Another great place for inspiration is Google Images.

Search for antique triangle quilts, and be amazed!!

 

Thanks for visiting.

Linda.