I made this quilt for my younger son. He was about 9 years old when I made it, and I wanted something that could grow with him. With quilts for children, it can hard to make the choice between a cute, fun quilt they will love immediately or a more mature design they can grow…
Paper piecing will give you accurate results for split half square triangles every time. It takes a bit of time to do, but the perfect results are worth it.
There are many different methods that can be used to make split half square triangle unit. This method is the most obvious – cutting triangles and sewing them back together.
Blue and white quilts are classic, and this sampler quilt shows why.
Seam allowance is the amount of fabric that is on the inside of what you are sewing. In quilting the standard seam allowance is 1/4”. But how important is it that your seam allowance is exactly 1/4”? The answer to that is the one that drives my kids crazy. It depends. There is no one-size-fits-all…
Split half square triangles take triangle piecing to the next level. They are fun to use in quilt blocks, but are more complex to put together. This popular method makes construction easy.