Make a Modern Floating Triangles Quilt with Dimensional Folded Triangles

Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging

Make a Modern Floating Triangles Quilt with Dimensional Folded Triangles

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Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging

Stitch a quick column quilt this winter with a modern twist! No half-square triangles are needed to sew our Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging. Dimensional folded triangles and crosswise fabric strips make this an easy piecing project–even for beginners! The 20″ x 34″ quilt size is ideal for display on a wall or table–you decide!

Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 101: Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Tutorial Video by The Stitch it! Sisters

Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 101: Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging video with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey. In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share step-by-step fabric cutting and sewing techniques for making NZP’s Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging and Table Runner Project.

NEW! Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging and Table Runner by Nancy Zieman Productions.

 

shopnzp.comBuy it! Buy Sewing Tools, Sewing Patterns, Sewing Fabrics and More at ShopNZP.com by Nancy Zieman ProductionsThen, head over to ShopNZP.com and purchase our Exclusive Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging and Table Runner Bundle Box! This Bundle Box features an array of light, medium, and dark fabrics for amazing contrast: Modern fabric prints in white, gray, black and bright colorful Shades by Riley Blake Designs. The Bundle Box also includes backing and binding fabric, plus batting and pattern–with full-color step-by-step instructions! You’ll supply the thread.

 

 

NEW! Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging and Table Runner by Nancy Zieman Productions.

Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging or Table Runner Sewing Tutorial

Approximate finished size: 20″ W x 34″ H

Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging or Table Runner Tools & Supplies

 

Create Modern Floating Triangles Squares

JT445_01 Quilter’s Starch Savvy available at shopnzp.com

Note From Team Nancy Zieman ProductionsPre-shrink fabrics by steaming and pressing, and steaming and pressing a second time, and then spray press and starch fabric with June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy — press and starch, press and starch.

Note From Team Nancy Zieman Productions   All seam allowances are scant 1/4″ unless otherwise stated. Read all instructions prior to beginning project.

 

Cut Modern Floating Triangles Squares A-D

  • Stack the four fat quarter fabrics: A-Citrus Cotton Shades(Bright Yellow), B- Peacock Cotton Shades(Aqua), C-Shell Cotton Shades(Coral) and D- Apple Cotton Shades(Lime Green).
  • Using a rotary cutter, mat and ruler, cut two sets of 6″ squares, cut two sets of 5″ squares, cut two sets of 4″ squares, cut two sets of 3″ squares, and cut three sets of 2″ squares.

Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Table Runner Tutorial

Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Table Runner Tutorial

Note From Team Nancy Zieman Productions   If you’re using fat quarters for the background fabric strips, cut two each crosswise fabric strips and later stitch folded triangles in center seams (see step 6) when joining strips.

Cut Modern Floating Triangles Background Fabrics E-I

  • Using a rotary cutter, mat and ruler, cut crosswise fabric strips.
Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Table Runner Tutorial
  • Cut One 4-1/2″ crosswise strip E-Gray Mini Hashtag (Dark Gray), cut One 6-1/2″ crosswise strip F-Gray Swiss Dot (Dark Gray), cut One 3-1/2″ crosswise strip G-Gray Mini Hashtag Reversed (Medium Gray), cut One 2-1/2″ crosswise strip H-Black Large Hashtag Reversed (Light Gray), and cut One 5-1/2″ crosswise strip I-Black Swiss Dot Reversed (Light Gray).

Stitch it! Sisters 101 Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging or Table Runner TutorialStitch it! Sisters 101 Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging or Table Runner Tutorial

Note From Team Nancy Zieman Productions     To make the following step easier, randomly place the Floating Triangles on the columns. The illustrations depict the featured wall hanging, but you are welcome to personalize the design.

S!S 101 Modern Floating Triangles Wall or Hanging Table Runner Sewing Tutorial

Make the Floating Triangles

  • Press all cut squares of Fabrics A-D in half on the grain line, wrong sides together.

S!S 101 Modern Floating Triangles Wall or Hanging Table Runner Sewing Tutorial

  • Meet one corner of the folded edge to the cut edge and form a point.

S!S 101 Modern Floating Triangles Wall or Hanging Table Runner Sewing Tutorial

  • Meet the second corner of the folded edge to the cut edge.

S!S 101 Modern Floating Triangles Wall or Hanging Table Runner Sewing Tutorial

Repeat for all Floating Triangles with Fabrics A-D

Note From Team Nancy Zieman ProductionsTo set folds, press squares (above) with a steam iron, then press folds with Tailor’s Clapper, and hold for just a few seconds, it will leave a nice flat crisp professional looking edge.

Tailor's Clapper available at ShopNZP.comModern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Table Runner Tutorial
Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Table Runner Tutorial

Prepare Columns for the Quilt

  • Column 1: Center and pin the 4″ Folded Triangles facing down on the 4-1/2″ background strip, as shown. Insert two each fabrics A-D folded triangles.
  • Column 2: Center and pin the 6″ Folded Triangles facing up on the 6-1/2″ background strip, as shown. Insert one fabric A folded triangle. Insert two each fabrics B-D folded triangles.
  • Column 3: Center and pin the 3″ Folded Triangles facing down on the 3-1/2″ background strip, as shown. Insert two each fabrics A-D folded triangles.
  • Column 4: Center and pin the 2″ Folded Triangles facing up on the 2-1/2″ background strip, as shown. Insert three each fabrics A-C folded triangles. Insert two fabric D folded triangles.
  • Column 5: Center and pin the 5″ Folded Triangles facing down on the 5-1/2″ background strip, as shown. Insert two each fabrics A-D folded triangles.

S!S 101 Modern Floating Triangles Wall or Hanging Table Runner Sewing Tutorial

Stitch the Folded Triangles to the Column Background Strips

For best results, assemble one column at a time.

  • Fold the strip right sides together at each Floating Triangle. The Floating Triangle is sandwiched between the fabric.
Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Table Runner Tutorial
  • Stitch 1/4″ from the fold. Repeat at each Floating Triangle; press the strip.
Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Table Runner Tutorial
  • Press
Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Table Runner Tutorial
Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Table Runner Tutorial
  • Trim each column strip to 34″ in length.

S!S 101 Modern Floating Triangles Wall or Hanging Table Runner Sewing Tutorial

Arrange and Join Columns for the Quilt

  • Using the layout guide join Columns 1–5 to finish the center of the wall hanging. Press seams flat, then to one side.
Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Table Runner Tutorial
Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Table Runner Tutorial
Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Table Runner Tutorial
Modern Floating Triangles Wall Hanging Table Runner Tutorial

S!S 101 Modern Floating Triangles Wall or Hanging Table Runner Sewing Tutorial

Layer, Quilt, and Bind

S!S 101 Modern Floating Triangles Wall or Hanging Table Runner Sewing Tutorial

The Ultimate Quilt 'n Stitch Presser Foot by Nancy Zieman for Clover Needlecraft is ideal for straight line machine quiltingThe Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot by Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC for Clover.

Note From Team Nancy Zieman ProductionsUse The Ultimate Quilt ‘N Stitch Presser Foot to straight-line machine quilt your Modern Floating Triangles Quilt! Easily Stitch multiple parallel rows of quilting –on a domestic sewing machine– without ever marking lines.

Modern Floating Triangles Wall  Hanging or Table Runner Tools & Supplies

 

 

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For a chance to be the random winner of a 5 pack of Super Nonstick Needle size 90/14 from NZP, please leave a comment below sharing where you’d display your Modern Floating Triangles Quilt – on a wall or a table?

NZP will give away one 5 pack of Super Nonstick Needle size 90/14, to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states. Winner must reply within 30 days to the official giveaway announcement email message sent from Nancy Zieman Productions.

The randomly selected winner of a copy of the book, Nancy Zieman, The Rest of the Story Book & DVD by Richard Zieman, from the December 31 Blog Post, Year in Review plus Top 10 Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Postings of 2020 and Book Giveaway, is Trudy Flynn.

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Her comment is: I have watched Nancy for over thirty five years. I watched her shows and taped them when I lived in Vermont in the late eighties and then in Florida in the early 90’s. I still watch her tapes and they are always on point. I miss her a lot.

 

Nancy Zieman Productions 2021 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Announced at The Nancy Zieman Productions Blog

NEW! 2021 NZP Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series at The Nancy Zieman Productions Blog! Join anytime and get ready for this all-new NZP BoM 2021 Free Block Tutorial Series by visiting our NZP BoM 2021 January 2 Kick Off Blog Posting.

 

Happy Sewing and Happy New Year!

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12 Comments

  • Nancy
    January 7, 2021

    I would display it on a wall.

  • Nancy
    January 7, 2021

    That happy wall hanging would look great on my granddaughter’s wall in her nursery!

  • Jadine
    January 7, 2021

    I would make the floating triangle wall hanging just one column narrower so it would fit in the window next to my front door!

  • Pat
    January 7, 2021

    I would display the floating triangle quilt on my wall. I would want it prominently displayed so I could tell everyone about the clever way it is constructed.

  • Dixie
    January 7, 2021

    I would display the floating triangle wall hanging on my wall .

  • Beverly
    January 7, 2021

    Depending on choice of fabrics would look great either place. A table runner and matching mats would be a great idea.

  • Susan
    January 7, 2021

    The Modern Triangles Quilt would be used as a table runner for me as it can provide great accent colors and design to a coffee or end table.

  • Carol
    January 7, 2021

    I would display the floating triangle quilt on my kitchen table where I could see it most often.

  • Christi
    January 8, 2021

    I’d put it on my coffee table. It would be a fun tablecloth.

  • Carolyn T
    January 8, 2021

    The floating triangles quilt would be draped across the dresser in my foyer. It’s where i showcase seasonal or holiday themed decorations.

  • Shirley Carter
    January 8, 2021

    The Modern Floating Triangles quilt would be draped over my sofa table where I keep all my precious family pictures.

  • Rosalyn Schultze
    January 9, 2021

    I would use the Modern Floating Triangles quilt on my sofa table since I have grey sofas and it would also coordinate with the stone in my fireplace room divider.

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