Making 380 Diamonds in a Square to Finish at 2"
After printing the needed number of paper foundations,
I drew the square, plus seam allowance, on the wrong side of the my main color fabric.
Cutting from strips would mean wasted fabric. The diamonds are basically squares set on point, which means the cut edges are on the bias.
With center squares pinned to the foundation papers,
I stitched each "corner" to a bias cut strip of background fabric, 1 - 1/2" wide.
The strip was pressed to one side, and with wrong side up, the corners were cut to size.
The triangles between that are cut off will be sewn to the next side.
The triangles between that are cut off will be sewn to the next side.
A bias strip, cut selvedge to selvedge yielded 27 corners, approximately.
UPDATE: today is 12/31/2019
I am still making diamonds...progress, not perfection.
I am still making diamonds...progress, not perfection.
2 comments:
Can you please explain this again Elaine? I am intrigued. Cannot figure it out.
Cut a bias strip, wider than you need.
lay the paper on the strip, lining up the edge of the seam with the edge of the bias.
Stitch.
Cut the paper piece off the strip.
When the piece is cut out and turned upright, the edges are on the straight of grain, because the seam was bias and the strip was bias.
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