Quilt Block Series - Timeless Triangles - Block 6 - Feat Sooty AND Heidi
Channel: Supercrafts
Date: 2023-06-11

***Additional cat intermission at 10:54 that I didn’t catch in the edit!***

You’ll need four squares measuring 7.5 inch by 7.5 inch. Two from one fabric, and two from a second fabric.

Timer set.

The first thing we need to do is cut each square of fabric into triangles. Place a square onto your cutting mat and using a ruler from corner to corner, cut the fabric. Don't move the fabric after that first cut. Instead, Rotate your ruler so you're working on the opposite corners and cut again. Lack of room for me here caused an issue, so just try to ensure you’re cutting in an area you can move in properly! I don’t generally have any issues with the rotary cutter but using these things at angles you’re not used to means you can’t press down enough. I’ll work on the placement of camera at some point to make things like this easier.

Anyway! You'll now be left with 4 smaller triangles. 

Repeat the cutting process for all the other squares. 

Now we need to match up alternating triangles. Take a triangle from Fabric 1 and a triangle from fabric 2 and sew them together across one of the shorter sides. This will create a double colour single triangle. Remember we're using a 1/4" seam allowance throughout. And remember to sew down the same side on all of the triangles. You’ll see why when I go to sew them together later in the video.

Press to set the seam, then press the seam open. Repeat with the remaining triangles. I’ll run the video forward here….

Now take two of those triangles and place them right sides together across the longest edge. You’ll need to place them so that alternating colours are touching. Sorry! Pausing for a cat intermission!!! So as I was saying, place them so that alternating colours are together. Fold over so they’re right sides together. 

Pop a pin in that centre seam and sew a ¼ inch seam.

Press to set that seam and again, press the seam open.

Repeat this again until you’ve used all the triangles to create squares. This is the point I realised I’d sewn two triangles together on the wrong side. I carried on and will come to fixing it shortly. 

As you can see, one of these sets doesn’t match up properly. This is why it’s important to be consistent with the placement of the triangles when you’re sewing them together…

Seriously! Cat intermission!

Right… again, as I was saying. It’s important to make sure all the sets are sewn on the same edge. For this one, I’ll have to rip the seam and resew it.

This is a smaller piece of fabric, so not as easy to use a seam ripper as intended… but for reference, the ball bit should be between the pieces of fabric to avoid cutting into it, and you should then be able to run the seam ripper (carefully of course), down the length of what you’re trying to take apart.

So instead of the seam that side, flip it and sew it to the other shorter side – of course, you’ll have learnt from my mistake, so you won’t need to do this fix will you.

Right! That’s fixed! I’ll quickly work through the last set and then we can move on...

Take two squares, rotating them so that the centre of the two are different fabrics facing as you can see here. Pin or clip them together if you need to.

Sew down that right hand side then press the seam to the right. You’ll notice you can’t press this seam open because it’s sewn to another seam at either end.

Repeat with the other two squares, this time pressing the seam to the left.


Now carefully place those two rectangles right sides together, being careful to match that centre seam. Again, pop in a pin.

Sew down that longest edge. Press. Then press the seam downward. 

Turn the block over and iron it from the top.

And that’s it, block 6 is now complete. That took 34 minutes and 11 seconds.


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Items used in this video
Textured Blender in Black (https://supercrafts.co.uk/100-cotton/1199-cotton-fabric-textured-blender-in-black-per-metre.html)
Textured Blender in Silver (https://supercrafts.co.uk/100-cotton/1200-cotton-fabric-textured-blender-in-silver-per-metre.html)
Thread (https://supercrafts.co.uk/thread/811-210-moon-thread-lots-of-colours-available.html#/99-moon_thread-m001)
Owls Multi-mat for ironing/cutting/layout (https://supercrafts.co.uk/home/1210-quilters-4-in-1-multi-mat-ironcutlayout.html)
Rotary Cutter (https://supercrafts.co.uk/tools/638-60mm-dafa-rotary-cutter.html)
General Purpose Presser Foot (https://supercrafts.co.uk/sewing-machine-feet/548-general-purpose-snap-on-presser-foot.html)
Pins (https://supercrafts.co.uk/pins/812-round-head-pins-40.html)