I have stacks and stacks of diamonds. They are spread across two rooms in various stages of completion. I've lost track of how many I've cut (I think I have an extra 14 for some colors). Oops!
I spent the week cutting and stitching them together. Right now I have only 40 or so finished ones. The majority are pinned ready for stitching and ironing and another 100 left to pin. Eventually I will end up with two sets of 224 complete diamonds.
I always buy an extra half yard of fabric when I do a project like this.
No matter how careful I am, there's always a mistake in calculations.
Measure twice, cut once? Absolutely. But I also need to run through the
calculations three times. I have a spreadsheet to help me
figure out how much yardage I need, which has been working pretty well.
However, a rounding error occurred for the middle fabric of the
diamonds. I had purchased only a quarter yard extra.
When I added an eighth of an inch to all the strips I cut (and cut one or two extra strips), suddenly I was left only a few inches left. Which is fine! Any extra leftover is good! But I panicked a little as I was cutting strips and kept creeping closer and closer to the edge.
I'm hoping to spend several hours sewing and ironing this weekend! When I finish the diamonds, I get to cut background triangles and start to play with the layout.
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Whoo that is labor intensive!! but! it will be so pretty !!!
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy. That's quite an impressive stack of waiting to be assembled diamonds into more diamonds.
ReplyDeleteYou're getting a lot done! So many diamonds! I look forward to your next step!
ReplyDeleteI got a laugh out of the idea of those diamonds taking over the house! It will be fun to see how you put them all together. I like having a little extra fabric, too. You just never know what you might need!
ReplyDeleteYou've been a busy bee! All those diamonds cut! I also buy some extra yardage, never know what can happen at the cutting table. Happy (sewing) weekend!
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