#435 – Free Motion Quilt Trapped Ripples

Whoa! I just recently searched through our lists of designs and realized we haven’t learned a new design since May. Let’s learn a fun new free motion quilting design and stitch a bit out of the box today with Trapped Ripples:

Check out those triangles! I love this combination of sharp angled shapes and curvy textures, and the best thing about this design is it works on any quilting scale. Above I quilted Trapped Ripples on a small scale, but here I stitched it on a larger scale for the Craftsy class Free Motion Fillers Volume 1:

So no matter if you free motion quilt it big or small, this design looks super cool! Let’s learn how to quilt it together:

Today when I sat down to write this post I had a sudden urge to see what this design would look like if only every other triangle was filled. Lately I’ve been working to follow my nudges, so I zipped downstairs to give it a try:

I think I like this version just as much if not more! It’s kind of like a checkerboard, only it’s triangles…kind of a splintered Alice & Wonderland checkerboard, and certainly going to lead to other interesting designs.

So what do you think of trapped ripples? Where do you want to use this in a quilt?

Remember, the best way to get to know any design is to free motion quilt it on a small scale on a small square. You’ll get plenty of practice and not waste much fabric. Give it a try and let me know what you think of it!

Let’s go quilt,

Leah Day