Planning Ahead

Using graph paper, I did a little sketch in order to figure out what I wanted to do. Each box on the graph paper represents 1 inch.  After a few scribbles, I decided to use three triangle sizes with finished measurements of 2", 4" and 6" to make blocks that measured 12" square each.   The drawing helped me figure out how many of each size I wanted to put in each block.  I knew I wanted only one 6" piece and adding three 4" pieces to each block felt the most balanced to me.  I drew up a few blocks with this configuration and then filled the remaining spots in each block with 2" pieces. Each block required fifteen 2" pieces to fill the empty spots so I planned to construct the quilt following these guidelines.