{"id":5066,"date":"2013-02-27T23:32:21","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T12:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/?p=5066"},"modified":"2019-01-31T22:25:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T11:25:12","slug":"triangle-quiltalong-piecing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/triangle-quiltalong-piecing\/","title":{"rendered":"Triangle Quiltalong \u2013 Piecing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Triangle<\/p>\n

I’ve been busy sewing lots of triangles together to bring you the second installment in the Triangle Quiltalong<\/a><\/strong> series.<\/p>\n

In the last post I covered Cutting & Planning<\/a>, this post I’ll be showing you how I pieced the quilt top together.<\/p>\n

Sometimes people confuse patchwork with quilting and use the terms interchangeably, but they are actually different stages of making a quilt. Patchwork<\/strong> is when you join all the pieces of fabric together to make a quilt top, that’s what I’ll show you in this post.<\/p>\n

Quilting<\/strong> is the technique of stitching the top, batting and backing layers together, I’ll be showing you that in the next post of the series<\/p>\n

The key to having patchwork that pieces together with nice matching corners and joins comes down to two things.<\/p>\n

1. <\/strong>Accurate cutting
\n2. <\/strong>Consistent seam allowance when sewing together.<\/p>\n

I’ve used a 1\/4″ seam allowance (which is sort of standard) but you can choose to use whatever you are comfortable with as long as you keep it consistent.<\/p>\n

Just remember the wider the seam allowance the smaller the patchwork piece\/quilt top will end up (unless you’ve factored the larger allowance in of course. Clever you!).<\/p>\n

Conveniently my machine came with a 1\/4″ hemming foot which has a special guide on the side making sure the seam widths are perfectly accurate.<\/p>\n

\"Use<\/p>\n

The easiest way to join everything together is to work in rows. Join all the triangles in each row together and then join the long rows to each other.<\/p>\n

To keep your pattern in order, stack each row up in a neat little pile in the order that you will piece together.<\/p>\n

With the right sides of each triangle facing each other, and ensuring the edges are matched as accurately as possible, sew along dotted line.<\/p>\n

It’s a good idea to press (iron) after each seam. Press the seams to the side rather than open (it puts less pressure on the seam).<\/p>\n

\"sewing<\/p>\n

Tips on pressing:<\/strong><\/p>\n