I started an equilateral triangle quilt a couple of months back at Sewing Summit, while taking a class from Jeni Baker from
In Color Order. I have been desperate to make some progress on this now very tardy baby gift but a few other quilts with deadlines had be tied up. This weekend with the help of an empty design wall, I started to play around with different arrangements and have landed on two options to decide between.
Option A: Random Arrangement
Option B: Diamond Arrangment
While I hummed and hawed and procrastinated making a decision, I decided to knit up a swatch of some new yarn, purchased with the thought of a new cardigan in mind. I'm thinking it's the perfect balance of tone-on-tone semi-solid and cashmere *insert drool here*
I also picked up some of the cutest little stitch markers of all time. Packaged up in a tiny glass vial, called 'Message in a Bottle' complete with cork top, little tiny crystal beads and a message about creativity. It was the perfect weekend treat!
So what do you think about my two options, any preferences out there? I hate making decisions, especially between two good options, so I'm happy for someone else to make this one for me. Feel free to toss in your vote!
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I like the diamond arrangement, but with the teals more spread out instead of all on one side.
ReplyDeleteI like them both, but am leaning towards the first one. Either way I'm sure it will turn out great!
ReplyDeleteI also love them both, but the first has more contrast for me! :) Looks good!!! Blessings!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the diamonds! Love that layout so much! :D
ReplyDeleteI like them random, but I am more into triangles than diamonds at the moment. Do you like triangles or diamonds more in general? Great colors!
ReplyDeleteI love the equilateral triangle quilts and I think randomly pieced is the way to go! I love the fabrics you've used. Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI like both arrangements but I'm sort of drawn to the diamond one at the moment.
ReplyDeleteVery yummy yarn you have there!!
I vote random.
ReplyDeleteLooks like we're going to make it hard on you by keeping the split pretty even so far. :) I like the diamonds because that feels fresh. I especially like the ones that combine 2 different prints in the same diamond.
ReplyDeleteDiamonds. But that just goes with my matchy - cannot do random no matter how hard I try - personality. The colours are so gorgeous. Especially love what the orange is doing for the mix.
ReplyDeleteHaha - now that I read over the comments, I see we have not helped you whatsoever, as we are pretty even on the voting. How about random - WITH some random diamonds??!! Make everyone happy lol!
ReplyDeleteyou know, my gut answer was scrappy, but the more I look at the diamond option, the more I like it. Something very structured about it that appeals.
ReplyDeleteI vote random, though i do like the diamonds. But i like the random better with your fabrics, more fun less structure! Hmmm, but the diamonds are pretty...
ReplyDeleteI personally prefer random…but both look nice. What if you mix them and go mostly random with a few diamonds to "stick out"?
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the random arrangement - this is going to be such a fun bright quilt! Oooh and that yarn is de-lish!!
ReplyDeleteBoth look good but I prefer the random layout on second look. the fun of decisions!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your encouragement and suggestions about my quilting dilemmas too!
Hard choice... I think I prefer the diamond, but the random one keeps calling me name... either way I think it is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe good thing about this choice is that you can't go wrong. Either way, it's going to be fantastic...that being said, I'm leaning towards the diamonds!
ReplyDeleteDecisions! Decisions! It's things like this that stall me in my WIP. I think I prefer the random one as it really shows it is a triangle top. Good luck with deciding. It looks like all the comments are split into both camps.
ReplyDeleteI'm not help. :) I look at both and love them.
ReplyDeleteI need to dig this out and get working on it too!!!
I prefer option b. I wish I had the patience to knit. My Mom taught me, but
ReplyDeletei get so frustrated because it takes me so long!
I like the random arrangement. Maybe it's the light at different times, but it feels more vibrant to me. But you'll get as many opinions as people you ask...!
ReplyDeleteRandom with darker/lighter fabrics spread out more evenly.
ReplyDeleteI really like the random arrangement. I don't know why, but I just love random triangle quilts! Yours is fabulous :)
ReplyDeleteOooh that fabric looks familiar!. I love the random arrangement...how well are you doing random though haha
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