Inspiration Board: Triangles

I’ve been conceiving some patterns and am mighty inspired by triangles. Here are some new and old uses of this motif from various media.

This is a collaboration between Mati McDonough and Lisa Congdon for the upcoming exhibit Little Pink Houses at The Curiosity Shoppe in San Francisco

Tammis Keefe Candy, Sewing & Nibs hankie, posted by xtinalamb on Flickr.

Pythagoras by Sven Markelius, available at Textile Arts (71″ x 57″ panel for, ahem, $750). More info on Markelius and this design here and here.

Triangle fabric — does anyone know its identity? I have some of it in the form of a basket bag received in a swap a few years ago. Posted by middlechildblog on Flickr.

Cut Off Your Hands poster, a collaboration between Trevor Bassett and Cory Schmitz

One of the patterns in Petite Pattern Book – Check & Knit

“Kaleidoscope” wallpaper by Peter Shuttleworth (1958), posted by dis-order-ed (aka John Hopper of the Textile Blog) on Flickr. Also see his extensive collection wallpaper design images.

Petronella fabric from IKEA.

And finally, this amazing quilt (made from all Liberty prints) at the 2007 Tokyo Quilt Festival, photographed by movinghands (blog).