Half Rectangle Triangle Quilt
A few weeks ago I started spending some time with a women from our church congregation who is expecting her first child. She has dealt with depression and anxiety in the past and is spending time with various people to help manage her issues while she is pregnant. I thought it would be a fun project to work on a quilt each time she visited.
I decided to go with half rectangle triangles for the quilt which is something I have wanted to try since seeing Rita's quilt. There are a couple of tutorials out there on how to make HRTs, but it is a little more complicated and annoying than I was willing to deal with so I went ahead and bought this ruler. It is not cheap, and it was difficult to find, but it was easy and worth it to me since I intend to make more of these in the future.
Finished size: 34" x 34"
And just for fun, a picture of this happy guy. He is the sweetest!
We talked about colors and fabrics and picking a design that would have lots of contrast and ended up with a bright, scrappy combo which included lots of Ann Kelle prints. Her baby shower is tomorrow, and her baby boy is due to be born in about a month, so I spent some time this weekend finishing up the quilt.
I decided to go with half rectangle triangles for the quilt which is something I have wanted to try since seeing Rita's quilt. There are a couple of tutorials out there on how to make HRTs, but it is a little more complicated and annoying than I was willing to deal with so I went ahead and bought this ruler. It is not cheap, and it was difficult to find, but it was easy and worth it to me since I intend to make more of these in the future.
The backing and the binding of the quilt are also Ann Kelle. I love that bias stripe, it's the second time I have used this print as a binding.
And just for fun, a picture of this happy guy. He is the sweetest!