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FREE Diamond Triangle Square PDF

(29 customer reviews)

US$20.00Free!

$20 value – FREE shape collection

Plus FREE fabric sample (tab)

Scroll down for the sneak peek video to see what is included!

Plus 3 videos (tab) to give you a fast start

This is where you should start! Everyone can enjoy printing on fabric with an ordinary Inkjet printer and Inklingo. The advantages of precise cutting and sewing lines printed on the fabric are amazing.

Inklingo is the quilting tool we’ve always wanted.

Description

I always recommend starting with the FREE Diamond Triangle Square shape collection PDF because it includes the first chapter of The Inklingo Handbook (pages H5 – H48) and some great shapes to print on fabric. You should also order the FREE Guided Tour PDF (below).

These shapes are used for LeMoyne Star, Circling Swallows, and many other designs.

PDF DOWNLOAD – SHAPE COLLECTION + INSTRUCTIONS 33.5 MB
System Requirements – Windows or Mac with Adobe Reader (not a phone or tablet) and any ordinary color Inkjet printer or all-in-one.

Learn to print on fabric with the free shape collection and you will be ready for any other Inklingo shapes. The steps are the same, so you only need to learn one simple technique to make any quilt.

Sneak Peek at Inklingo

This is your chance to take a peek at the FREE shape collection PDF with diamonds, triangles, and squares before you even open it, so you can print on fabric, shut the computer down, and sew up your next quilt with confidence! NEW February 2023.

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I want to be sure you are ready to join tens of thousands of quilters in more than 65 countries who print shapes on fabric with their Inkjets.

“Today I actually printed on fabric. It is great! My husband is more than surprised that printing on fabric comes out so neat. I’m reading your newsletter/blog and love it.” –  Birgitt in Germany

Inklingo is the quilting tool we’ve always wanted.

Free Inklingo Diamond Triangles and Squares

Most quilters just need to see their first shapes on fabric to realize that Inklingo is the quilting tool we’ve always wanted. That’s why I want to make it easy for you to print in the next few minutes.

Features of this Shape Collection (PDF) (like all shape collections)

  • shapes to print on fabric to make LeMoyne Star (4.5 inch) and MANY other designs
  • diagrams showing how much fabric you need
  • shapes without seam allowances to print on freezer paper (just in case you want templates)

& More

  • use a rotary cutter or scissors
  • includes the first chapter of The Inklingo Handbook on pages H5 to H48 with everything you need to know to start printing
  • optional “combo” layouts layouts to save fabric and save time when you use one fabric for different shapes
  • optional layouts for diamonds with different straight grain
  • precision corners and matching marks to make the sewing easier
  • ideal for fussy cutting
  • tips for choosing fabric
  • shapes fit on Jelly Rolls and small scraps
  • notes about design variations
  • a gallery of quilts made with these shapes by Inklingo quilters
  • how to piece 8-pointed stars by hand and by machine
  • choice of methods—hand or machine
  • precision machine sewing tips
  • illustrated pressing instructions
  • worksheets to help you plan several variations

About the FREE Diamond Triangle Square Shapes and Sizes

The sizes of these shapes may seem strange—1.32 inch, 1.86 inch, etc—but that is one of the many wonderful advantages of Inklingo. We are not limited to easy-to-measure sizes and “trimming up” afterwards. These shapes are perfect for the 4.5 inch LeMoyne Star in the famous Dear Jane™ (G-8 Justin’s Comet) and many other designs (tab).

Everything is easier with Inklingo—no measuring, no templates, no worries about straight grain, a line to cut on, a line to sew on—and the download includes instructions for sewing and pressing, so jump in!

The shapes in this free collection are very versatile. There are other Inklingo shape collections with the same shapes in other sizes.

3 Videos - Intro and How to Print


Video Intro

This short video explains how Inklingo works.


Preparing the fabric sheets and printing

(Clip from Live Video 07 March 2018)


The Guided Tour

This 3-minute video explains how these large Inklingo PDFs are organized.
All Inklingo PDFs are organized the same way, so when you can find your way around one collection of shapes, you understand them all.

What to make first?

There are so many designs you can make with these free shapes! It can be hard to decide what to make first. The important thing is to start!

Perfect for Beginners and Experience Quilters

The shapes are a perfect introduction for beginners.

Make 9-patches, Sawtooth Squares, Hour Glass, and other blocks with these shapes if you aren’t ready for an 8-pointed star.

Triangle Tips

Linda wrote: “I will say that I got great enjoyment making these all by hand and can’t wait to get the chance to make more. Inklingo makes it very easy and lots of fun!”

Tilde’s Tiny Totes

A FREE Pattern for Inklingo Friends by Tilde Binger, suitable for beginners and experienced Inklingoists.

For use with the FREE shape collection with options for using other collections

Tilde Binger of Copenhagen designed this pattern for anyone wondering what to do with the diamonds, triangles, and squares in the FREE Inklingo shape collection, and it is perfect! You can make one of these great little totes in very little time and become familiar with the features of Inklingo.

Smart Shopper’s Idea Book 

Index of Shapes

List of Inklingo Shape Collections

when harry met sally and inklingo

Free Fabric Sample

I’m sending a fabric sample printed with the free shapes to new-to-Inklingo quilters! (USA & Canada only) Please put “free fabric sample’ in the comment on your order. Normally, the address is optional on free orders but of course, I need it if you want the fabric sample.

“I am enjoying Inklingo so much so far. There is something about the way this works that appeals. Also, everything is explained so thoroughly. I love this!” – Patty in CA

“I have been printing up inklingo storms and using it to complete quilt tops and convert patterns. It has been fantastic.” – Pam M in Australia

“I hate to admit that I sat on my Inklingo purchases until I finally pulled out the fabric sample you included in the book . . . cut it up, and sewed a star together. I’m not sure why I had such a fear factor going on about it, but after I hand sewed the sample, I felt silly about not just ‘doing it!'” – JoJo in Oregon

“I have finished my first sample and found the technique very easy and it is the first time I have completed a star of any kind without a botched up centre. Very pleased with Inklingo!” – Glenda in Victoria, Australia

Top Ten Tutes

Two months ago, Shannon in Missouri did not have Adobe Reader on her computer and did not know how to get it.

There is no stopping Shannon!

She needed a little bit of help opening her first downloads but now she can’t stop printing shapes for stars!

(Russ says one of the coolest things about using Inklingo is that you also learn other tips for using your computer, like how to download, how to navigate with bookmarks, and how to use print features you didn’t even know you had!)

When I asked Shannon for permission to feature her stars online, she wrote, “You may share. I made 5 more today. I think I should seek addiction counseling?? Well maybe later HUH!!”

Top 10 Tutes How to test ink on fabric

Circling Swallows with the free shapes

Circling Swallows Quilt Block

Circling Swallows with the Free Diamond Triangle Square shape collection

10.86-inch block

1.32 inch diamond x 24
1.86 inch QST x 32

Also required, 3.18-inch square x 4 
Available in several shape collections. See the Index of Shapes. Otherwise, use a freezer paper template. (Get the exact size by tracing the side of a diamond plus the long side of a QST.) 1.32 + 1.86 = 3.18

Also required, 4.5-inch QST x 4.
Not available October 2023. Use freezer paper templates instead.

Quarter Square Triangle (QST)   Draw a 4.5-inch square on freezer paper and add 2 diagonal lines for 4 QST in the finished size.

Search here for even more info about Circling Swallows on the blog, including Hybrid Piecing.

Circling Swallows quilt block with Inklingo

Circling Swallows is a wonderful traditional quilt design, a variation of 8-pointed star quilt blocks like LeMoyne Star. Print the shapes on fabric with Inklingo instead of using templates.

There is info about printing and sewing Circling Swallows quilt blocks on the blog.

Circling Swallows quilt block with Inklingo

These are fun to sew with Inklingo!

Circling Swallows quilt block with Inklingo

Print, cut, sew!

Circling Swallows quilt block with Inklingo

29 reviews for FREE Diamond Triangle Square PDF

  1. Kathy Williams (verified owner)

    free fabric sample!!! Can’t wait to get it! So generous. Thanks so much!!

  2. Beth (verified purchaser)

    There is so much you can do with this collection it is hard to choose where to start. Having the cutting and sewing lines printed directly onto fabric is wonderful and I love it. The only problem is that now that I have tried Inklingo I am spoilt and want all the other collections too!!!

  3. Teresa W (verified owner)

    I just love putting these stars together! it is so satisfying and relaxing and perfect!

  4. Beth (verified owner)

    There is so much you can do with this collection it is hard to choose where to start. Having the cutting and sewing lines printed directly onto fabric is wonderful and I love it. The only problem is that now that I have tried Inklingo I am spoilt and want all the other collections too!!!

  5. Nancy (verified owner)

    Only recently have I fully dedicated myself to using my Inklingo pieces printed from the Free Diamond/Triangles/Square collection. So wonderful to just print out the pieces, cut, and BEGIN sewing so QUICKLY! Why did I wait so long to try something I now carry around with me everywhere. No more making templates, tracing, cutting, sewing, OOPS! not quite right, back to the drawing board.
    Now, each and every time, the pieces are accurate, the sewing line perfect, and the bits of time here and there quickly add up to finished blocks. Sew as quickly or as slowly as you like; there is not much else to slow you down. So much more time to spend handpiecing and I do enjoy handpiecing. Why did I wait so long?
    Nancy

  6. Leslie McS (verified owner)

    I had been looking at Inklingo for a while and when the free collection came out it was just the temptation I needed to get started printing on fabric. The pieces go together so easily and with none of the marking that used to drive me crazy.

  7. Kay (verified owner)

    This a wonderful collection! So many design possibilities! I can’t believe it’s free. I’ve only just begun using it, but there’s no stopping me now.

  8. Lynn (verified owner)

    WOWWWWWWWWW! Linda, you are so generous. Thanks so much.

  9. Barb (verified owner)

    This totally FREE collecion is spectacular! The design ideas alone are so inspiring. So very versatile – it could keep me busy with quilts for years to come! Since Linda added the extra pages of designs and a quilt gallery too – it is to die for! Buy it NOW! WAIT! It’s FREE!

  10. Cathi (verified owner)

    This collection contains shapes that can be combined in SO many different ways! The layout sheets are a great tool when designing a quilt and all the pictures of quilts made with the shapes in this collection are fabulous inspiration!

  11. Jillian (verified owner)

    What a generous freebie this is! I’ve used it for quilt blocks (LeMoyne especially), pin cushions, puzzle balls/baby toys, etc., etc. I love the accuracy of Inklingo–what an easy way to get perfect seams! Can’t get more accurate than stitching lines and matching points!

  12. Val (verified owner)

    Inklingo is a masterpiece. It allows you prepare quilt pieces for hand or machine piecing in minutes and you are ready to go. Everything fits perfectly. Its the most important tool in my quilting room.

  13. Irene (verified owner)

    I enjoy handpiecing with Inklingo.
    It’so easy and everything fits together perfectly. I love it!

  14. Kari L (verified owner)

    An excellent introduction to this technique. Thanks for giving everyone a wonderful way to sample this idea!

  15. Sue (verified owner)

    This is a great start to Inklingo product. Please download and start enjoying the freedom of quilting. The hard work is done for you. I am making my stars out of Jo Morton fabrics and I am loving them. Thanks Linda for such a great product. My next set is going to be the Storm at Sea. I want to make that for my husband.

  16. Kathy (verified owner)

    Love the size of this LeMoyne Star. I enjoy handpiecing and Inklingo makes it so easy to accomplish perfect blocks.

  17. Glenda B (verified owner)

    This was the first pattern that I tried with Inklingo. How easy it was! I am introducing my daughter to the Inklingo method. Thank you.

  18. Peggy S in Spokane (verified owner)

    This is the only way I will make a LeMoyne star block anymore.So much easier then with the traditional way.
    PeggyS

  19. Cathy (verified owner)

    I was thrilled at how accurate and perfect this Lemoyne star came out the first time I made it! I think the 6-inch star is going to be my next purchase!

  20. Barbara (verified owner)

    I had heard about Inklingo on e-mail lists. I took a hand piecing class and loved it so decided to try Inklingo. I started with the FREE LeMoyne star. You can do so many things just with that!! I have bought a book and several shapes since then – and usually Linda has a free design book for a new shape. They are very inspiring.

  21. Judy M in Ormond Beach (verified owner)

    In making my DGS’s quilt, I wanted perfectly pieced stars. After one false start tring to machine piece, I converted to printing the stars and hand piecing them. The Quilt won a First Place ribbonm and the comments included “Wonderful Piecing”. Thanks, Linda

  22. Jeannette (verified owner)

    With Inklingo everything matches perfectly.I started quilting in 1992 and never attempted inset angles,curves or hexagons until I started using Inklingo.Now no pattern is off limits.It’s the best and easiest system on the market.I love it.

  23. Maryam (verified owner)

    What a great way to get started using the Inklingo system! Now I use these shapes wherever I can so I can have the perfect points I always dreamed of! I am a machine piecer, and I wanted to let you all know that Inklingo makes it even easier for me! Being a part of the Yahoo group has also been a great help. The members are very helpful whenever somebody has a question, no matter how small or trivial you may think it is.

  24. Claudia (verified owner)

    This takes the hard out of matching points! Guarantees perfection. I’ve stopped using any other technique!

  25. Joan Cumming (verified owner)

    The LeMoyne star was my first Inklingo project that I tried. I was hooked from the start, and now have most collections.. I know there is no better way to do piecing than this. Everything fits together perfectly and its a joy to join the peicers together.The group is the most wonderful and helpful group of people I have known on the internet. You get encouragement at every step. step. Inklingo is the best!
    http://joanatleschenault.blogspot.com/

  26. Cyn; -) (verified owner)

    PERFECT! That is what my first star is… just went together perfect. I sure am proud of the perfect center, but all I had to do was sew on the line… couldn’t be easier. Thank you thank you, Linda and Monkey. I will forever after always be an Inklingoist! Inklingo is a quilter’s best friend!

  27. Salliejean H in Elburn (verified owner)

    I am getting as dependent on my Inklingo shapes as I am my rotary cutter. Thank you Linda and Monkey for this amazing, easy to use tool.

  28. Esther (verified owner)

    Very easy to make this using the Inklingo method. I recommend this for anyone who wants to give hand-piecing a try. All of Linda’s patterns are simple to print out and stitch. And if you get stuck, just contact Linda, and she is more than willing to help you. I love Inklingo.

  29. Charlsey (verified owner)

    Absolutely the best piecing technique on the market today. This was my first Inklingo product – After all it was free! I wouldn’t consider piecing another way. The instructions are simple to follow and you need very few tools – freezer paper, printer and fabric! The group is very helpful too. I would highly recommend this to beginner quilters through expert. Designers will love it too.

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