The Bermuda Triangle Quilt

One of the really fun perks of being a member of the Modern Quilt Guild is the fabric challenges.  I was always so jealous of the members participating in these challenges, so as soon as the MQG offered individual memberships I jumped on the chance and thankfully we were given the opportunity to play along too.  In February of this year the Micheal Miller Fabric Challenge was announced and we got a sneak peak of the fabric, Petal Pinwheels.  All participants were sent 6 fat eighths of this fabric line and were given the freedom to create whatever we wanted, just so long as it was quilted.

I wasn't really sure what I would create, but I knew that I have enjoyed working with triangles lately, so I decided to create my own thing and see where it ended up.  I started the four triangles in the quilt with the same size center and then cut strips of varying widths and created a "wonky" effect.  I kept sewing rounds until I was at a size I was happy with (all four are different sizes) and on the last round I added in the extra little triangle for a special little touch.  I decided on a simple white background, and in the end I think it made a perfect sized baby quilt.

I pin basted this quilt (I used a 100% cotton Pellon batting) and then chose to quilt it in straight lines, using my walking foot.  I picked one of the lines in each of the triangles and just quilted straight along that line continuing to the edge of the quilt.  I just continued this method until the majority of the quilt was quilted and there weren't too many big spaces that were un-quilted.  Once the majority of the quilt was finished, I then decided to add in some tight lines of quilting that measure roughly 1/4" apart, you can see examples of this above and below.  It really created a neat texture to the quilt.  It was quilted with a 40 weight white Aurifil thread on my Juki TL-2010.

I bound the quilt in a Micheal Miller Dumb Dot print and for a little extra touch, I added in four specially made prairie points to the two sides of the quilt.  These are sewn into the binding, but are totally free and since it is a baby quilt, it adds a little something for baby to play with, chew on, you know the normal baby stuff.

The backing of the quilt is a Heather Ross, Briar Rose print that I felt was a perfect match for this baby quilt.  So bright and sunny, a happy print.  The finished quilt measures 41" x 42" and I washed and machine dried the quilt, so the photos here today are of a washed and ready to gift baby quilt.

During the quilting process, I decided upon the name of this quilt, The Bermuda Triangle Quilt, for two main reasons.  First, the colors are exactly what I think of when I think of Bermuda.  And second, the triangles are all wonky just like the Bermuda Triangle!  I thought I was clever at the time, not so sure now! HA!

Thank you Michael Miller for supplying the fabric, and thank you to the Modern Quilt Guild for hosting these really fun challenges.  I feel like I learned a lot during this process, and it was really fun designing my own quilt.