Triangle suggestions wanted

[AnnHenry 2]

I always have trouble thinking of clever ways to handle triangles, and I would appreciate seeing the many different ways that you experts out there create beauty in the triangles, especially the large triangles in Lone Star quilts.

[ffq-lar 3,612]

Hi Ann,

If you are asking for quilting treatments for those large setting triangles, I sometimes add a circular motif--a feathered or leafy wreath--and then either echo or quilt a fill around it. You can also divide the triangle into smaller triangles or a square surrounded by smaller triangles and quilt similar motifs in each space. It depends or your time constraints and/or your customer's wallet. I'll see what I can find in my photos.

Here is a small lone star with funky wreaths in the setting squares and triangles. I used half-wreaths in the triangles and decided it needed a bit more quilting in the corners so I added the extra bits to fill in the space.

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Here's a better look at the wreath...

[Quilting Heidi 1,398]

Nice quilt Linda and very good ideas.

Triangles are always something that make me think! LOL I will normally do feathered wreaths in something like a lone star with full wreaths in the squares and 1/2 wreaths in the triangles. I like do a v shape and then feathers and use that a lot. I also like to do heart shapes. Sometimes just breaking the triagle up into to smaller shapes helps to find something that will work. I'm looking forward to hearing and seeing other ideas.

[Shar Schmutz 64]

I need help with this as well! I have some HUGE setting triangles I'm trying to figure out as well, thanks for asking the question Ann.

[LadyLake 43]

Hi Ann,

With very large triangles, the trick of 'divide and conquer' comes to mind. Divide the triangle in half with a line of quilting, then it makes it more manageable. Feathers and vines can curve into the corners of triangles easily.

[sewhappy 88]

I sure hope to see more pics as tiangles are a fav of mine but quilting them always leaves me scratching my head;)

[jeri 1]

Interested in any suggestions. I'm going to work on one of my quilts using my new QZ soon. It is a sampler star 30's quilt from a BOM and has large setting triangles.

[chermitch4 0]

I would like to see some pictures too!!!

[rlhdesigns 130]

If the triangles are large I will divide them in half or threes for quilt designs.

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Triangle designs...

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[rlhdesigns 130]

there are two different size triangles in this quilt, the large one was divided in half for feathers, the other one I just drew a magnolia and quilted it. For me it depends on the theme of the quilt for the quilting designs that are used.

Gee I hope this makes sense....

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last one--I promise!

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Any triangle design you choose can be used twice in a large triangle that is divided in half. It is more interesting and also keeps the density uniform.

[rlhdesigns 130]

here is a triangle with a square added ...... or you could do diffrent line work, etc!

[AnnHenry 2]

Thanks everyone, these are WONDERFUL. Hope the ideas keep coming, as I see that I'm not the only one who is interested.

[quiltingbykaren 0]

I go to the stencil companies and look at their triangle stencils to get ideas.

[CrazyAboutQuilting 156]

Linda R. and Rebecca, your ideas are WONDERFUL! This is going in my fav's for future reference. Ann, thanks for asking the question..........now it will be fun to see what other pictures are added! Rebecca, I especally love the square with the leaves using variegated thread. Was that a stencil or how did you do that design? It's beautiful!

[Bekah 107]

Thanks for the eye candy and great ideas Linda and Rebecca

[Calicoquilter 1]

This post is going into my favorites.

[AnnHenry 2]

Thanks to all who have posted pictures. Here's hoping to hear from more of you.