Triangle Serendipity

Serendipity is the gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not looked for, according to Miriam-Webster. This is the magic of creativity. Yes, we actively explore and purposefully stretch ourselves, but we also keep our hearts and minds open for those unexpected moments. When beauty surprises us, we have eyes to see and a heart to appreciate it.

Creating my Teeter Totter quilt was a serendipitous experience. The answer to triangle scraps, for which I’d long been searching, popped up when I wasn’t expecting it. The ease and flexibility of the patchwork was perfectly delightful, and I realized early on that I would create a pattern. It’s too good not to share.

Well friends, there is no time like the present! After my first Teeter Totter quilt, I’ve wanted to sew another with all white sashing. I know - white is so unlike me! But it does so make bright colors pop.

To begin selecting fabrics for my new Teeter Totter quilt, I grabbed my stack of Ruby and Bee Solids. This is the original Ruby and Bee palette, minus the darkest shades. Then I rifled through my scraps to find bright, happy fabrics that would be happy to play along. No triangle scraps this time since I’ve already used them up (gasp) in my first Teeter Totter quilt!!!

Well, that’s not enough scraps. Hmmm, ok, let’s be open-minded. I’ll sew this new Teeter Totter quilt from my fabric stash. The pattern will call for 17 fat eighths, for the triangle fabrics in the throw quilt version. I’ve selected 17 saturated prints, which I’ll mix with solids for a punchy, modern quilt.

Yes, Rachel, scraps are awesome, but so are those fabrics on the shelves. Love your stash, sew your stash! Teeter Totter is very fat quarter and fat eighth friendly, after all.

Teeter Totter quilt is gearing up for an April 17th pattern release and May sew-along. This is a quick, beginner-friendly project. No matter your skill level, I can pinky promise that each and every triangle point will stay pointy, thanks to the construction style. And with loads of chain piecing, it sews up delightfully fast. Gosh, even faster when you’re not juggling triangle scraps, lol.