I’m excited to be the Queen Bee this month, especially because I’m moving on May 1st. I’ve updated my address in the Google Doc.
I thought we’d have a little fun with some color theory. A triad is a color scheme, a special variant of the split-complementary color scheme, with the equal distance between all colors. All three colors are distributed evenly around the color wheel, causing there to be no clear dominance of any one color.
Fabric Cutting Instructions
Here are the original instructions for this block, as well as the template for the triangle pattern.
Choose three fabrics that create a color triad. The original instructions ask for a light, medium and dark fabric for each block. Since the point of the triad (pun not intended) is for no one color to stand out, choose whichever fabric for each part of the pattern.
From Fabric 1 (Light from original instructions), cut:
4 of the Triangle Pattern
From Fabric 2 (Medium from original instructions), cut:
2 2 ⅝ squares, cutting each in half diagonally, for a total of 4 triangles
From Fabric 3 (Dark from original instructions), cut:
- 4 of the Triangle Pattern
Block Assembly Instructions
Sew a Fabric 1 triangle and a Fabric 3 triangle together, to make a triangle pair, using 1/4 inch seam allowance. Press the seam allowances toward Fabric 3. Repeat to make four pairs.
- Join two triangle pairs together using 1/4 inch seam, making sure to nest the seams. Press the seam allowances toward Fabric 3. Repeat to make a second half block unit. Trim the center dog ears using scissors.
- Join the two half block units together, using 1/4 inch seam allowance, making sure to nest the seams. Press the seam allowance open.
- Using a 1/4 inch seam allowance, add a Fabric 2 triangle to each Fabric 3 triangle.
- Press the seam allowances toward Fabric 2.
The finished block should measure 6 ½ by 6 ½ inches, but don't worry about trimming.
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