a million little bonuses
My story goes like this – no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t make the measurements work out on those step three chevrons in order to have my half square triangles end up the correct size. I finally resorted to making the half square triangles separately, which meant more fabric and work but an assurance of accuracy. It also resulted in 200 little, green, bonus half square triangles that would be stored in the closet with all the others from past projects, in zippy bags (ziplock bags keep fabric fresher, ha, ha). While putting them away for a rainy day I noticed there were about a million others the exact same size. Well, the wheels started turning and that ‘rainy day’ became NOW!
Cute little blocks
After pressing and trimming, I started sewing four together at a time to make sweet little four patch blocks. I think the combination of pink, green, and black is quite striking.
Larger triangles too!
And as if that wasn’t enough triangles, I thought why not make some more :o? If I continue along this path of inspiration it should make a fair sized quilt, and what a great way to use up those zippy bags full of tiny triangles. This may become an ‘in between’ project that will sit in a basket on my sewing table for the next few months, but over time it will get done. Keep in mind though, there’s about a million of those half square triangles… well maybe thousands…
until next time, carol
Great colour combination! xoxo
Thanks Tammy! I’m going to add more black and a touch of purple to the mix. The pink and black half square triangles were from my Grand Delusions quilt from a few years ago and now seems like the perfect time to use them up xox