Merkaba by Jen Mulder

My entry for the Project QUILTING Triangulation challenge is called Merkaba.  It was designed on 60 degree triangle graph paper and cut on the Accuquilt. Having the tabs on the bias kept the rows nice and tidy.  Originally I planned an 84 inch quilt, but I scaled it down for sanity purposes.  It is 45 inches square.

I used 8 yellow Kona Cottons, 5 golden Kona Cottons, 5 orange Kona cottons, and 5 off white/light yellow Kona Cottons for the different visible planes of the star tetrahedron design.  To keep it scrappy I picked 16 pink/purple Kona Cottons for the background.

I was a bit nervous about the y seam in the center where the white, orange and gold planes come to a point, but I got it on my first go and was thrilled it laid flat! 

For the quilting, I did a different fill pattern in each plane to increase the three dimensionality.  

Thanks for looking - I create in Madison, WI USA.
The Electric Needle
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