piecing a 45 degree diamond quilt

[Charae H.]

Amazing, Andree!

[Charae H.]

Good job, Andree!

[Annis C.]

Great job! Does it measure 3" square? I have a tutorial on my website for drafting an 8-pointed star http://www.amc-quilts.com/uploads/8-...r_Tutorial.pdf. I made a miniature one awhile back that was about 4-1/2" I think. It was also paper pieced.

[Lois B.]

Very nice star!

[Lois B.]

Dead cute. I love that 8)

[Renata L.]

Your little block is so well done, Andrée! I love miniatures.

[Andree B.]

Great job! Does it measure 3" square? I have a tutorial on my website for drafting an 8-pointed star http://www.amc-quilts.com/uploads/8-...r_Tutorial.pdf. I made a miniature one awhile back that was about 4-1/2" I think. It was also paper pieced.

Thanks for all your comments. Really, with this technique, it's so much easier. Basically, all the strips for one diamond are printed in such a way that you paper-piece each one, and then, there is a fold line that aligns the seam lines so that all the points match. There is still a challenge to match the points between 2 bigger diamonds, and I didn't leave the paper on at this point, because of the bulk.
This block is 6" but it should be 5 1/2 - the star is 5".

Andrée

[Catherine S.]

Beautiful Andree. I only tried diamonds once, years ago. It was horrible. Nothing was the same size. That was before I had heard of paper piecing. I will put that on my bucket list of things to try again.

[Susan B.]

Is this traditional paper piecing, or English paper piecing like Linda Franz does? Andree, that star is amazing!

[Andree B.]

Is this traditional paper piecing, or English paper piecing like Linda Franz does? Andree, that star is amazing!

Thanks Susan,
It's "traditional" paper-piecing, like I mentionned, there is a twist to it: the strips are printed parallel to each other on the same sheet, and there is a line between each that when you fold the paper on this line, it aligns the sewing lines of each strip, and the points match perfectly. This is OK for each of the 8 diamonds. However, you still need to match the points when you join the diamonds together...

Andrée

[Annis C.]

That's the method I used for mine except I did it in 8 sections so there are extra seams in the corner squares and triangles. I didn't get the pieces to line up perfectly in the center. I have the drawing for larger blocks somewhere. It's been a long time so will take some looking for it. I'm not sure where the finished block is. It will turn up someday when I sort through things.

[Annis C.]

Andree! That little block is wonderful! I have shied away from trying that--maybe one day I will be able to accomplish it.

[Annis C.]

I did find the template. It was in an old file folder with an X in front of it dated 2006. This is the 4-1/2" size. I also have a template for a 9" size but never made it. I'm sure it would have been much easier though. There are extra lines on the paper because I paper piece from the front and use my seam guide and the extra lines to sew the seams. But you could also use the templates to sew with the fabric underneath since there is a left and a right.

[Annis C.]

Ooooh that looks fun, if only I didn't have to go to work tomorrow, I might be tempted to try it, as it is It will have to wait for next week...

[Annis C.]

Now I'm scared :shock: