Using equilateral triangles to design unique quilts is deceptively easy. All you need is graph paper, colored pencils, and an imagination free to travel out of bounds.
Like the look of the scrappy nine patch quilt that appeared in the September 2003 (#355) issue of QNM but a little leary of those tiny patches? Read this online article for a faster method of strip piecing the nine patches...and keep that happy, scrappy look!
See Judy Lilly's time-saving applique technique in the May 2004 (#362) issue of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine and print or download our Simplicity block pattern to start stitching today!
Print or download directions for quick strip-piecing the Pennsylvania blocks for Irene Berry's Susquehanna Compass quilt. Complete directions appear in the September 2004 issue of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine.
The Yappity Yap quilt made by Linda Neustadt appeared in QNM's July/August 2003 (#354) issue. Here are the foundation patterns for slightly larger blocks, and a link to the fun block variations made by QNM and Primedia staff members.