Thursday, November 6, 2014

Another Triangle Quilt {a finished quilt}

In the spring I participated in the Triangle Quilt Along and made a sweet Lizzy House Constellations triangle quilt that turned out amazing!  The pattern is simple, yet striking enough, so I decided to make my brother-in-law a Ravens quilt with the same pattern for the football season so he can cheer his team on in style!

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My brother-in-law is 6’ 6” tall, so I had to make this quilt HUGE!  It’s the biggest quilt I’ve ever made, measuring 70” x 97” and it’s just big enough for a couch quilt.  I wish I had time to take photos of the quilt up close, but it was raining the day I finished it and he was only visiting for the day, so we took pics during a lull in the storm.  The fabrics in the quilt are really awesome—Julianna Horner prints in purple and slate, gold honeycomb dots and metro circles, and a large assortment of “manly” low volume prints. 

The quilt is so big it almost didn’t fit on our living room floor!

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I like that the quilt doesn’t scream sports fan on the front.

But it does on the back!  I ordered this Ravens fabric from the Fat Quarter Shop.   He was pretty thrilled to get this quilt and had been hinting at wanting one for a while.  He said all his friends are going to be jealous, which is the best compliment a quilter can get!

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Thanks for stopping by!

9 comments:

  1. That is awesome!!! I love the colors in it too. I'll bet he was really thrilled with it.

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    1. Thanks, Mary! Maybe a tshirt quilt will be next on his list:)

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  2. you must be the best sister-in-law ever. Love this quilt, it's so perfect. And, just like you said, it's wonderful how it does not scream football.

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  3. This looks great! How big were your triangles?

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    1. I used a 60 degree 6.5" triangle ruler by Fons and Porter. The top point is flat so it makes lining them up to sew pretty foolproof.

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  4. Awesome quilt! I find it so difficult to make quilts for men. Yours is just perfect.

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  5. Your quilt is awesome. WOW! That is a lot of triangles. You did a great job my dear.
    Hugs
    donna

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  6. Great job!! It looks like it will be well loved.

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  7. What a great quilt!! I can see why your brother in law was so happy with it.

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