Raindrops Quilt

Back when I made a whole pile of strip sets, I knew I wanted to try using them in a quilt in the place of regular blocks.  I used the Tri-Recs ruler to cut isosceles triangles from the strips sets, as well as from 6.5 inch strips of several solid fabrics.  The ruler definitely makes the cutting easy.

I worked with aquas, turquoise, white, grays, and one shot cotton.  The colors remind me of a cloudy day, with the triangles as raindrops.

I used simple straight line quilting a quarter inch from both sides of every seam to accentuate the geometry of this pattern.  This results in a cute six pointed star where the triangle points meet.

The Summersville print is perfect for backing and adds a whimsical touch to the quilt.  Since this is child sized, I didn't want the quilt to be too serious.  I also had fun adding an ombre-like strip of solids to the back to make it wide enough.  I like it so much, this strip may be the starting point for my next quilt.

At 45 x 49, this should be a good lap sized quilt for a boy.  I'm really pleased to have completed five quilts for Project Linus this year and to have met my own goal of making more than one for a boy.  I'm linking up to 100 Quilts for Kids.  Join in, and donate a quilt locally!