Finish It Up Friday...Scrappy Triangle Shag Rug
UPDATE: Several people have asked about this rug. One specifically asked about how I folded my prairie points. So here are some step by step pictures.
I started with a 4 inch square.
Fold that square in half diagonally.
Fold the point up away from the fold at the center towards the other side.
A friend sent me a picture on facebook of a rug.
It was a cute rug she saw at a newborn photography class.
I took on the challenge of recreating that rug. I was a bit surprised to not find anything like it online. I did finally find a variation of prairie points to use when folding and ironing.
I did a lot of folding and ironing. I took 4 inch squares folded them in half and then folded the sides overlapping to create more of an acute angle to the triangle.
I started with a 30 inch circle made from some denim and just started sewing them on...around and around.
I was amazed at how many times I had to stop and find more squares of fabric! You can't tell either, but I would do 2 rows of brighter, darker colored triangles and then a row of lighter colored triangles. Around and around and around I went.
The picture she had showed about a 5 or 6 inch circle of one color in the center. I tried that and quilted it down, but it didn't look right. First it was just a tad off center and second it was just so flat with all of the triangles around it.
I just love the shaggy feel :) This project did wonders for my small scrap fabric bin!
Yay!
The cat enjoyed its short time on the ottoman.
With triangles added it measured 32 inches in diameter from point to point.
As I was sewing this I imagined many options you could do with different colors. I do think next time I would used slightly larger triangles.
Hehe, the bottom us even kind of fun!
Alissa
This is so gorgeous!
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DeleteThis is super cool!! What a great finish.
ReplyDeleteWow - that's a big job! And a great looking rug too. Who is going to keep it, you or your friend?
ReplyDeleteIt has already been shipped off to her :) I am excited to see how she uses it in her photography!
DeleteI love this! Looks like so much fun for your feet.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! I love it!
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ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic!!! I love the denim backing and all the fun fabric you used. I may have to give this a try!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is really neat. I don't think I would have thought to make a rug like this!
ReplyDeletepretty pretty
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteFantastic, I love it! At last something fun and different in the quilt world!! It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow did you finish off the center triangle without having a rough edge?
ReplyDeleteHi there! I kind of folded one in half more so that the raw edges were in the underside. It was a little trick with all of the layers. On the other one I made I just sewed it down in a spiral design, raw edges and all. The lady who got it glued down a flower patch on it too.
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There is a way to make continuous prairie points if you don't care to have a fabric repeat itself. Should be able to find instructions on a quilting site
DeleteThis reminds me of rugs me and my Mom used to make out of polyester fabric. We collected polyester clothing from the thrift store and cut it to 2" squares and sew down the middle corner to corner on canvas. They last forever. We both still have one.
ReplyDeleteMe too! My grandma made lots of those. Wish I had one of hers!
DeleteI would love to see this technique. I've never heard of it.
DeleteLove this idea thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteThat is really fantasic. You must have a lot of patience.
ReplyDeletePatience is the word. I bet you had many hours of fun watching it go together
ReplyDeleteWould you share how you folded the prairie point?
ReplyDeleteI have added step by step pictures of my prairie point folding to the beginning of this post!
DeleteBeautiful.How long did this project take you to complete and what type of fabrics did you use.?
ReplyDeleteThanks! It didn't take too long, maybe a week if you were real diligent. I used quilting cotton fabric.
DeleteNew at sewing, saw these rugs look pretty simple, only question what is your base fabric ( the bottom?)
ReplyDeleteI used denim from an old pair of jeans.
DeleteThank you SO much for this - I bought a mat like this in Malaysia 30 years ago and have been wanting to make one for myself for so long!! Finally Google led me here. The mat I have has a slight stuffed circle in the centre which finishes it off nicely.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I am so glad you found it!!
DeletePlease ell me more about the seam size when you sewed down the triangles and if you trimmed them after sewing. Looks like something I want to try!
DeleteWow, not even sure how long ago you left this comment...sorry! I left atleast 1/4 of an inch at the shortest part as I went around and did not trim any excess.
DeleteI wonder how this would work up as a rectangle. I love yours!
ReplyDeleteI have thought about that, probably time to try! Haha!
DeleteThis is spectacular! Thanks for sharing. Quick question… what about laundering…suggestions?
ReplyDeleteEverything is very secure so I would think you could just launder it normal.
DeleteThank for Sharing! This is Great, Beautiful. Susanville, CA
ReplyDeleteCould you make a drink coaster using this method? On a smaller circle?
ReplyDeleteOhhh, tha is a good idea!!
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