Thursday, January 19, 2012

Thangles

Back at Sewing Summit, I won some 1" Thangles from Amanda over at Hey Porkchop! during her mini quilts class.  They sat unused until just about two weeks ago when I finally decided to break them out.

First they were this:

Then they became this:

Totally unintentional, but I love how the design is reflected in the Coke can.

I used all my favorite Art Gallery Pure Elements colors.  The current size for this little guy is 15.5" x 16.5"  Can I tell you how excited I was when I measured and realized my seams were right on?!  I'm unsure how I want to finish this up.  It could be part of a quilt, a pillow, a wall quilt.  I've even thought about framing it.  I pretty much love it.  My arrangement was totally inspired by this fabulous quilt from Sew Katie Did.

I'm not sure I'd use Thangles for bigger HSTs, but they definitely made life a bit easier when making these tiny little guys.

Thanks Amanda for the pack of Thangles!  I had a lot of fun trying them out.
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34 comments:

  1. KayleeJanuary 19, 2012 at 6:16 AM

    I love the colors! It looks great!

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  2. SusanneJanuary 19, 2012 at 6:22 AM

    Looks stunning. Totally understand your enthusiasm. I think this would make a perfect pillow or wall hanging.
    Susanne

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  3. suemacJanuary 19, 2012 at 6:24 AM

    I love the solids. You certainly need thangles for hst's that small.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2012 at 6:38 AM

    Just curious...do you cut the fabric before or after you sew? and why wouldn't you use it for larger ones? Thanks for some pointers.

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  5. DebbieJanuary 19, 2012 at 7:20 AM

    Beautiful! Love the addition of the 'squares' you added!

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  6. Katie BJanuary 19, 2012 at 7:28 AM

    This looks really awesome! I've never tried Thangles, but I'd like to!

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  7. CarolynJanuary 19, 2012 at 7:42 AM

    Gorgeous! I love those colors together and the randomness of the pattern!

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  8. Jennifer Mathis of Ellison LaneJanuary 19, 2012 at 8:20 AM

    Oh wow Kati! This looks fabulous!!

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  9. twelfthzodiacJanuary 19, 2012 at 8:36 AM

    Wow! I would absolutely make this a wall hanging - & put it somewhere you will see it all the time! :) Very cool!

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  10. CapitolaQuilterJanuary 19, 2012 at 8:42 AM

    Spectacular colors and layout. I'm a thangle kind of gal myself.

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  11. MegJanuary 19, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    This is awesome! I remember when you won those. I was a little jealous. I wanted them! ;0)

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  12. Marci Warren-ElmerJanuary 19, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    How do you get it all done?! Your quilt is beautiful. I was so jealous that you have showed three fantastic quilts in what feels like a minute (aka January). Then I scrolled down and saw the how tiny the HST's are and I almost died.

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  13. Go-Go KimJanuary 19, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    That is really awesome!!! I need those little buggars!

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  14. Little Bluebell (Adrianne)January 19, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    OMG! Those are so tiny!! Maybe a notebook cover?

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  15. FlourishingPalmsJanuary 19, 2012 at 10:02 AM

    What a pretty piece! Whether to use Thangles or not, you've sure convinced me about using Pure Elements in quilts. They're quite gorgeous.

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  16. ChelseaJanuary 19, 2012 at 10:05 AM

    I've never used thangles, they just seemed so gimmicky, but that quilt is proof that they make a difference, at least for tiny triangles. And the color combination is insanely gorgeous!

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  17. TanyaJanuary 19, 2012 at 10:56 AM

    I love the random little diamonds! Very nice and way cute!

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  18. NicoleJanuary 19, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous! I love that color combo. And the design is so beautiful. Well done! It is a work of art.

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  19. DarcyJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    I love how you just whip something up on a whim and it turns out to be the most gorgeous thing ever :-)

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  20. Tracey JacobsenJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    that Amanda... she's a paper piecing genius!
    Beautiful work there!

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  21. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:53 PM

    Kati, I'm in awe..... those are some itty bitty triangles! The way you've arranged them is brilliant!!!!

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  22. felicityJanuary 19, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    Holy cow this is awesome! I love me some Thangles.

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  23. Mrs Flying Blind...January 19, 2012 at 4:01 PM

    Really pretty Kati - impressed, very!

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  24. Katy CameronJanuary 19, 2012 at 4:09 PM

    Oh I love how these have come out, so teeny! Love the arrangement of the colours too :o)

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  25. EmilyJanuary 19, 2012 at 4:18 PM

    Awesome! I love how this turned out! I can't wait to see what you use it for!

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  26. Claire JainJanuary 19, 2012 at 10:43 PM

    Whoa! That is so interesting. Your project looks awesome :-D I appreciate you sharing this. It's great to get a feel for how they work :-)

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  27. bigcityquiltsJanuary 20, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    Have you seen this tutorial for making HST?

    http://whipup.net/2011/03/17/guest-blogger-series-half-square-triangles/

    It looks SUPER easy.. Can't wait to try it.

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  28. bigcityquiltsJanuary 20, 2012 at 11:05 AM

    p.s. - that's not my blog, not trying to promote it or anything - just thought it looked like a cool way to do it.

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  29. KristenJanuary 20, 2012 at 11:25 AM

    I love this arrangement. Are the squares intentional? Love them. Yay for happy points! I heard these were great for swaps- lots of consistency.

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  30. SuviJanuary 20, 2012 at 12:19 PM

    lovely! I'd actually never heard f thangles before, had to google... ;-)

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  31. KirstenJanuary 20, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    Stunning - love the saturated colours !!

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  32. M-R CharbonneauJanuary 22, 2012 at 4:56 PM

    Wow, fabulous colours and design!

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  33. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2012 at 2:04 PM

    I love the one dark diamond.

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  34. KellyAugust 29, 2012 at 11:19 AM

    I am in awe of this quilt and have pinned it to my "Quilty Goodness" board on Pinterest (with proper credit, of course!). Feel free to follow me if you'd like: http://pinterest.com/lipglass/quilty-goodness/

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