My Creative Space: Trying Another New Shape

Notice anything unusual about these hexagons? That's right, they're actually pentagons, with five sides instead of six. You won't often see them in quilts because when pieced together they form a dome shape rather than being flat.

That's perfect for my purposes because I'm making a ball for my owl bowling set. I had planned to make a soccer ball, which uses a combination of hexagons and pentagons, until I saw this tutorial by ihanna. I downloaded the pentagon templates here. The ball is made from twelve pentagons, which I've cut from the same vintage sheets as the owls. The fat quarters I received in Ange's swap are an ongoing source of inspiration.

Thanks for your votes on the triangle quilt designs last week, I can see that half-square triangles are popular in many arrangements! I've made a short list, and when I've finished a few more triangles I'll post some more pics.

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