This is a continuation of a previous post about the making of the 2025 Mod Squad Challenge.
I pulled a few pictures off the internet and landed on one for this challenge. I used that as my idea and drafted up a couple of designs to fit the 2' wide requirement.
I liked the one with 3 rows the best, so that is what I used to make the foundation pattern for the triangles. Well, first, I did a little math to make sure that 2 yards would be enough for this pattern. And yes, I had plenty. Did I tell you that I like to do math and drafting? This exercise was right up my ally.
I made up a sheet of the triangle foundations and copied them onto
Carol Doaks Foundation Paper. I also made some cutting templates out of freezer paper, by adding 3/8" to all of the outside edges. Since I had triangles going in opposite directions, I made the templates for each foundation and marked them as "A" or "B". I also added directional arrows to be sure to cut them on the grain of the fabric.
Its hard to see in this picture, but following a method that I learned from way back, I placed a post card along the seam line and used the Add-A-Quarter ruler to trim the seam to 1/4". This was them matched up with the next piece of fabric and sewn.
You can see the sewn seam in this picture.
The whole piece was then pressed and trimmed.
I placed the completed foundation pieces on the design board, making sure that the color placement was just right.
The final step in piecing the top was to sew the strips together and add the outer borders. Here is the finished top. It measures 24" W x 38" H.
I hope you like it so far, and I will show it to you again after it gets quilted.
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