Technique: How to accurately piece the triangle border on the Dresden Friends block
Here is what you need:
Cut triangles according pattern instructions
Easy Angle Ruler by Wrights
Here is what you do:
1.Position the ruler on top of a triangle, aligning the edges of the ruler with the edges of the fabric. Trim off the point. Flip the fabric over and trim off the other point. The red triangle shown has had its points trimmed.
2. To sew, position one triangle on top of another so that the trimmed end of the triangle on tip kisses the edge of the triangle on bottom. Pin triangles if desired.
3. Start stitching at the "kiss" point, and continue stitching off the end. The black line indicates the stitching line. Continue adding triangles in the manner until you have enough to make a border.
Nancy Rink is a dedicated quilter, pattern designer, and dye artist who has won numerous awards for her quilting. At the 2004 Houston International Quilt Festival, Remembrance of Nanny and Desert Star were both given Honorable Mentions. Also in 2004, Dogtooth Violets earned one of the top awards in the Kaufman Quilt Quest. Most recently, Emerald Spring won a first place in Mixed Techniques at Road to California.She has won awards at other national shows including the Pacific International Quilt Festival, the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, and the Indiana Heritage Quilt Show. And Desert Star, the first place winner in the 2002 From the Mills Contest, was on display at the American Textile History Museum.Nancy’s quilts have been featured in magazines such as Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine, Quiltmaker, and Quilt.
