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A "No Apologies" Tutorial for Improv Paper Pieced Log Cabin Triangle Quilts from Gefilte Quilt

When I started this quilt, the idea was to make a rainbow-colored 6-pointed star. I hoped to create a pattern people might use to make a wedding canopy, among other things. The most relaxing way to do that, I figured, would be to start with log cabin triangles.

So what you see in the central area of this quilt are a whole lot of log cabin pieced triangles - each center piece is light, and the three "logs" around it are darker. You're also seeing blocks I call "water lilies" - from left to right, the oddball orange, pink and purple ...

added by Cathy Perlmutter 5 years, 1 month ago. under chuppah , gifts , improvisation , jewish , judaica , log cabin , modern , modern quilt , modern quilting , quilt pattern , solid fabric , wedding quilt

Going Around with Modern Improv Paper-Pieced Log Cabin Triangle Quilts from Gefilte Quilt

Here are the projects that have consumed me in recent weeks. The first started out as this pyramid of 11 hexagon-shaped formations that I call kaleidoscopes:

I finished it just like that, with the pyramid shape and a dark grey binding. I hoped it was done, right up to the moment that it occurred to me that if I turned the thing upside down, and added another kaleidoscopic formation to the bottom.....

...it would become an exclamation point!

I love punctuation, so I stitched that "dot" to the bottom. The dot has quilted 60 degree triangles popping out from the ...

added by Cathy Perlmutter 5 years, 1 month ago. under gifts , improvisation , modern , modern quilt , modern quilting , quilt pattern , solid fabric

Why I Love Leftovers, When to English Paper Piece Squares (Rarely), and Why I Still Like Facebook from Gefilte Quilt

If I bake a cake, I know there won't be any leftovers. My DH and I, unfortunately, share a sweet tooth - we'll eat the whole thing in 1-2 sittings. So I don't bake.

That gives me more time to quilt. And one of the great joys of quilting is knowing that there are going to be lots of yummy, color-coordinated, high-fiber, calorie-free leftovers, with a shelf life much longer than anything involving butter!

Here's my newest leftover quilt - a trifle about 22" square.

It's the direct descendant of this large (about 70" high) English Paper ...

added by Cathy Perlmutter 5 years, 2 months ago. under applique , buttons , embellishment , english paper piecing , gifts , modern , modern quilt , modern quilting , solid fabric

Baby Talk Quilts: Brain Exercise for Quilter & Kid from Gefilte Quilt

My friends' kids are in their 20's and 30's, and starting to make babies; thus I am making more baby quilts! Here's my latest. The squares were cut 4"; quilt's total size is about 40" x 50".

I call this an "Everything in the World" or "Baby Conversation" quilt. They're always a joy to make and no two are identical.

They start as a huge stack of 4" squares cut from my encyclopedic collection of novelty fabrics. Once I have a bunch - 108 squares to be exact - I start placing them on my design wall ...

added by Cathy Perlmutter 5 years, 2 months ago. under baby quilt , gifts , novelty fabric , solid fabric

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