Multiple and Triple Triangle Tutorial

Hi Quilters!

For those taking my online or in person 1920's Farmer's Wife Sample Quilt classes, I wanted to re-share part of a previous post so everyone will be able to reference this method easily if need be.

And perhaps you too will learn a new quilting method...

come take a look. 

The Multiple Triangle unit is highlighted in green at the bottom of this photo. 

It's also referred to as the Triple Triangle Method. I'll explain why later....

Laurie Aaron Hird's book shown here is written for template piecing.  With her permission, i am able to offer modern rotary cutting and piecing methods.  If you are interested, you'll find more information about my digital pdf farm classes here.

There are a handful of blocks in the 1920's Farmer's Wife book that use this 'modern' method in my classes.  Here are a couple.  

Note: Block #51 uses a half square triangle, therefore this unit has multiple triangles.  Block #27 has a solid square in the corner, which only has 3 or triple triangles!

Hovering Birds Block #51

Darting Birds Block 27

 You'll notice in the 2 photos, the rest of the blocks are made up of half square triangles and solid squares...it's actually pretty easy to piece these small 6" farm blocks together using this Multiple Triangle or Triple Triangle method!

Since the Farmer's Wife blocks are 6" finished, its a good idea to practice this method on a larger scale.  So i offer this practice piece.  :)

Begin by cutting:
1 yellow 6-1/2" x 7-1/2" rectangle
1 yellow 4" squares
1 blue 4" squares
2 blue 3-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles

The photo is taken from another quilt project called The School Bell Has Rung...and yeilds 4 units if doubling the cutting amounts listed above.

Combine a yellow and blue 4" square right sides together. Draw a diagonal line corner to corner on the wrong side of the yellow square and sew 1/4" on either side of the drawn line.  Cut apart, yielding 2 half square triangles.  Trim each to 3-1/2"sq.  Press towards to blue.

Sew each half square triangle to a blue 3-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangle exactly as shown below.  Your yellow triangles must be in this position.
Place these sections right sides together with the yellow triangles pointing towards each other...as shown below.  
Sew together. Press towards the blue rectangle.

Clip the seam between the yellow triangles, pressing one side of the seam up and the other side down.

Place the 45 degree angle of your ruler across the top of the unit so the ruler edge will line up exactly through the intersection of the yellow triangle tip and a corner of the unit.  Draw a line.
Turn the unit around and draw a second line with the 45 degree line along the top just like the first drawn line.

Place this unit right sides together with a yellow 6-1/2" x 7-1/2" rectangle.  Stitch directly on each drawn lines.  

 I set a few pins to avoid any shifting before sewing together.

Cut the unit apart using a 1/4" seam allowance.

  

This will be the finished unit and you'll end up with 2!

Interesting method, don't you think?

Thanks for stopping by! 
If you would like to learn a few more quilting techniques,  The School Bell Has Rung Sampler quilt along is a free and fun learning project!

Learn, Share, Quilt!
~karen