Half Square Triangle Quilts Are One Of My Favorite Things

Remember those little half square triangles from a couple of weeks ago. Well, this is where I am with them at this point. I’m not exactly sure where this will wind up or how big it will be, but I think I at least have an idea. I’m loving the spectrum idea, I’m just not sure I have enough variety of fabrics to really pull it off.

It seems to have been good timing as the president of my quilt guild just issued a new challenge. A quilt with all half square triangles and nothing else. It will be interesting to see what others come up with as well. There are so many things you can do with them, it’s really limitless in its possibilities.

I’d love to see any HST quilts that you have made as well. Comment below and link to your pictures or post if you would be willing to share.

Random Scraps

As a quilter, do you ever just get the hankering to just mindlessly piece scraps together and see where you wind up? I occasionally do, and so it was earlier this week. I saw something really pretty made from just light/dark half square triangles and solid squares and I got inspired to start sewing together a bunch of scraps.

I have this box of half square triangle pieces that were cut with my Accuquilt at some point in the past. I just sort of randomly cut pieces every now and then and throw them in here. It serves me well for when the mood hits me.

Not exactly sure where these little babies will take me, but I’m along for the ride. Quilting is sometimes that way, isn’t it?

It’s got me thinking. What is it about chain piecing that is so relaxing? Is it that you don’t have to think too hard about it? Is it a making order from chaos thing? Is it the fun of pairing two fabrics together that you might not normally pair and finding happy little surprises along the way? Is it that you can get a lot done in a short amount of time, but it doesn’t feel like work? What are your thoughts on it? I’d love to know. Until I hear from you, I’ll just blissfully keep piecing away.

I've Been Through the Desert on a Quilt With No Name

“It felt good to be out of the rain…” Oh sorry… Anyway.

i’ve been working on this fun little number lately. I had several half square triangle (HST) units and four patch units left over from previous projects, so one night I just started throwing them up on my design wall and this is what emerged. I started sewing the smaller HST’s into four patch units yesterday and I realized this morning that I have a few of the four patches turned the wrong direction, so I will have to fix that. I’m trying to decide on a name for it, but I’m coming up blank. I thought about calling it “Throwing Up Leftovers”, but, you know, that didn’t seem like the best name for a quilt, LOL. Anyone have any ideas? Because, clearly I’m out of them, LOL.

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