Teeter Totter Sew-Along
Easy Triangles!
Let loose and have some fun with this quick and easy, tossed triangles quilt. Teeter Totter is a dream-come-true for your triangle scraps, but sews just as well from your stash. Use those precuts! Quickly cut triangles from fat quarters, fat eighths or charms. Precut 1 1/2” rolls are perfect for the sashing!
Efficient construction method. Super beginner-friendly. The PDF Pattern includes directions for creating an ombré background to broaden your color horizons.
5 weeks, starting May 1st.
Join us by subscribing to the sew-along and following #TeeterTotterQuilt on Instagram. Your shared sew-along photos qualify you to win prizes along the way.
You can sew-along, whatever your pace!
the Quilt
This triangle quilt is ideal for beginners! Thanks to a user-friendly and efficient construction process (see it in action!), each and every triangle point will remain sharp on your Teeter Totter quilt. It sews together fast and without the fuss-factor you’d expect from triangles.
Pattern includes 2 sizes: throw and baby
Ombre Teeter Totter QUILT
Color Palette: pink/ red ombre background with bright, scrappy triangles
Size: Throw, 56” x 61”
Throw Teeter Totter QUILT
Color Palette: consistent white background with solid and print triangles
Size: Throw, 56” x 61”
Baby Teeter Totter QUILT
Color Palette: two-color, rhythmic layout
Size: Baby, 41” x 41”
Got Triangle Scraps? This is the pattern you’ve been waiting for! All of your right-angle triangle scraps are suitable for this pattern, even the smaller ones. Best of all - you can use them without trimming in advance!! That’s what I call efficient.
the Supplies
Teeter Totter is a versatile quilt. Sew it with scraps, a favorite precut bundle or mix fabrics from your stash. It’s best with medium to small scale prints and looks great when you anchor the palette with a healthy helping of solids. Especially if you opt for an ombré background, including solid triangles create breathing room and definition.
For a quilt like my cover version: white precut rolls, a solid charm pack and 12+ different prints from your stash or scraps!
Fabrics
Sashing options
Precut: 1 1/2” rolls (2 for throw or 1 for baby) OR
Yardage: 2 1/2 yards for throw or 1 1/4 yards for baby
Triangles: 8+ prints, quantities detailed in pattern
Binding: 1/2 yard for baby or throw quilt
Backing: 3.5 yards for throw or 1 1/4 yard for baby
the Schedule
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Prizes!
Guess who’s sponsoring our prizes? Tales of Cloth! Stitching with friends is great fun; stitching with prizes is even better! Share your Teeter Totter quilt progress on Instagram throughout the stitch-along for a chance to win weekly prizes from Tales of Cloth. You don't have to keep up with our schedule to win. Stitch at your happy pace and enjoy!
Each week of our sew-along, one lucky participant will win a Willoughby quilt kit from Tales of Cloth! This is Jodi’s upcoming pattern, due to release late May/early June. The quilt kit includes the Willoughby pattern and all the paper pieces you need to sew the quilt. Fabric not included.
That’s FIVE lucky winners!
And, guess what? These quilt kits can ship to your front door, no matter where you find yourself. Giveaways open worldwide!
Winners will be announced weekly in the sew-along newsletter. I’ll contact you via Instagram messaging to arrange for prize delivery.
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Every photo is another chance to win!
Come Sew-Along!
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