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Tuesday Free Motion Quilting Tutorial-Two Triangles

November 5, 2013

Two Triangles, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

 

Welcome Quilters!  Today is Tuesday and while I’m a little later than usual–I have a workhorse of a tutorial for you!

Today I offer two basic triangles, The Basic Triangle and The Arrowhead Triangle.  These two motifs will look great on any quilt that has pieced triangles (don’t they all?!) and I can picture these triangles on any Southwest inspired quilt–like arrowheads.  Also, triangle quilting complements nautical quilts–the triangles look like sailboats, and of course, this pattern would look great on any quilt that has flying geese…I guess what I’m saying…use triangles on all your quilts!

In a few weeks, we will be modifying these simple triangles to create Christmas trees and Cupid’s arrows–so let’s get started!

This is a beginner free motion quilting pattern.  Doodle the pattern for a few minutes, then start stitching!

Begin by drawing three evenly spaced “rails”.  In the sample below, the rails are 1/2 inch apart.

Two Triangles, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

Begin stitching on the middle rail.  Stitch straight up. Stop.  Stitch down and to the left rail.  Stop.

Two Triangles, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

Stitch straight across to the right rail.  Stop.

Two Triangles, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

Stitch up and to back to the middle rail.  Next, stitch up several stitches and begin again.

Repeating to create a long chain.

Two Triangles, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

The Arrowhead Triangle begins the same as the basic triangle.  Begin stitching on the center rail.  Stitch down and to the left rail.  Stop.

Two Triangles, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

Instead of stitching straight across, stitch up and to the center rail.

Two Triangles, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

Next, stitch down and to the right rail.

Two Triangles, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

Finally, stitch to the point on the middle rail.

Continue on to create a chain of arrowhead triangles.

Two Triangles, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

For further design exploration...try varying the size of the triangles and combining the two triangles within a chain.

Two Triangles, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

I’m working with some heavier specialty threads and simple designs like this work best.  I’ll have more samples to show later this week.

Also, Open Line Friday will focus on needles and needle selection!

Happy Stitching,

Lori

PS…Please re-blog and pin with attribution to Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt.  All photos and tutorials are copyrighted by Lori Kennedy.  Commercial use with permission only.

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18 responses to “Tuesday Free Motion Quilting Tutorial-Two Triangles”

  1. daisyandjack says:
    November 5, 2013 at 5:24 pm

    I found your website last week – don’t even know how ! but I am sooo glad I did – your machine quilting tutorials are just wonderful – thanks so much for sharing your techniques – I’m now following so I don’t miss a thing 🙂

    1. Lori Kennedy says:
      November 7, 2013 at 8:01 pm

      Soo glad you found us! Please tell you friends about us, too!

  2. Nora says:
    November 5, 2013 at 10:26 pm

    Way to pull through with a tutorial, gimpy!

    1. Lori Kennedy says:
      November 7, 2013 at 8:09 pm

      I’m a dedicated quilter and blogger–nothing’s too good for my readers!

  3. Leslie Schmidt says:
    November 5, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    I like how you show step by step the direction to sew. You’ve broken it down to be simple for everyone, even me. Thank you!

    1. Lori Kennedy says:
      November 7, 2013 at 8:09 pm

      I’m so glad you find the tutorials helpful. I know they would have helped me many years ago!

  4. Jan says:
    November 6, 2013 at 12:14 pm

    I popped in here from a Facebook link and I really like this fmq motif! I will add you to my reading list, as this is my ‘year of fmq’!

  5. Marija Vujcic says:
    November 6, 2013 at 1:19 pm

    This is simple but very effective! Great tutorial, thanks!

  6. Kathryn says:
    November 6, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    Fabulous!

  7. Lorie says:
    November 6, 2013 at 5:11 pm

    Great tutorial! Thanks

  8. Cathy says:
    November 6, 2013 at 7:53 pm

    Great Tutorial!!!!! Thank You!!

  9. monkeyneedle says:
    November 7, 2013 at 4:35 am

    I just happen to be working on a quilt with triangles right now. Loving it!

  10. Suzanna says:
    November 10, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    The arrowhead design is very cool. (I hope your finger’s feeling better.)

  11. Lucy @ Charm About You says:
    November 11, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    I absolutely love this design! Just came across your blog from the aurifil facebook page and so glad I did!

    1. WordPress.com Support says:
      November 11, 2013 at 6:11 pm

      So glad you like it. And so glad you found us! Be sure to tune in tomorrow–more cool triangles!

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  13. Marie J Cutler on FB too! says:
    December 21, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    I have often found that the simple designs work the best if the quilt has some errors on it, the unique designs pulls the eye to the quilting and not the errors, this is true of my works of art, glad to have found your blog and will enjoy future comments and tutorials!

  14. Marie J Cutler on FB too! says:
    December 21, 2013 at 12:08 pm

    GREAT i HAVE CHANGED MY EMAIL, SO GLAD TO BE HERE!

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