Well, six triangles actually but it starts with two. 

Once again I’m focused on triangles for the 2024-25 #notabeebee.  I’m sure this has been done before but a simple sketch for November’s block led me to this.  

It’s just two triangles, one equilateral and one elongated, but I really like what it does in the negative space.

Just like the Double Z block (previous) You’re going to make your own paper piecing template.

Same pep talk too – if you have paper pieced before from a printed pattern before you can do this too.  It’s very easy.  Easier than the last one even.

STEP 1:  Choose your fabrics.  At minimum you’ll need a foreground and a background.  I used three shades of red and a chambray background.

STEP 2:  Get a sharp pencil, a quilting ruler, and a blank piece of paper.  Draw a nice, crisp 4″ square.  Keeping the sharp point of the pencil as close as you can to the ruler edge will help with accuracy.  Find the middle of the top line of the square and mark it.  Draw a line from this center point down to each bottom corner to make a triangle. 

STEP 3:  Then, draw another one, this time 4″ wide and 8″ high.  Find the middle of the top line of the square and mark it.  Draw a line from this center point down to each bottom corner to make a triangle.

If you want, you can write the piecing order on the drawing.  Inside the triangle will be 1, then the sides will be 2 and 3.  Don’t worry about seam allowances at this point.  

You’ll need a total of three copies for each triangle.

STEP 4:  Paper piece those patterns.  When you get ready to trim the outside, that’s when you trim at an extra 1/4″ seam allowance on each side, like this.  P.S. this is an example from the Double Z Block, I forgot to take a trimmed picture for this block.

STEP 5:  Tear off papers and assemble.   You can make yours like mine, or try another assembly order.  Here’s a few ideas:

If you enjoyed making this, I’d love to know.  @s.j.lauzon on IG