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meadowlark quilt top challenge, thoughts and ideas.

Half square triangles. I hadn’t really ever considered how simple and effective half square triangles can be in designing quilts. Above are 72 possible uses half square triangles in combination. 

I return to this image often when thinking about making a quilt top. 

I like the idea of mega sized quilt blocks. 

I caught a fancy for the ease of making a 60″ throw sized quilt. I find this size to be easy to complete and large enough to have space to play around and have fun with.  

I love having a pile of quilts in the living room in winter time. We throw a few on the floor, snuggle, watch Tv. We each have favorite quilts and lots of pillows. 60″ quilts keep me making more quilts, it is my sweet spot size. Adding to the collection is great fun. 

And oh! I kinda decided that all quilts should be two sided. Because real estate. (As always, we will see.)

So these are my initial thoughts on making a top for the challenge. It’s a bit cobbled together. It will come into focus soon

I have three unfinished quilts in the works right now! 🙂

January 3, 2015 By Melanie Tagged With: Challenge, Half Square Triangle, Meadowlark, Quilt, Quilting

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  1. Jeannie

    January 4, 2015 at 5:26 pm

    What I love about half square triangles is the secondary design you often see when you put the blocks together. Even a simple pattern like the Ohio Star becomes more interesting with blocks, big stars, etc. depending on the fabric placement. Fun, fun, fun!!!

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