Grey and Black Triangles

Now that I've finished the 228 black-and-silver triangles it's time to work on the grey-and-black ones!  

You may recall I decided to cut the fabric a little larger (maybe an eighth of an inch) than the pattern called for.  I then made myself a set of plexiglass templates to help cut the stitched together diamonds and larger triangles down to size.  I ended up marking my templates with various guide lines to help ensure I get all the pesky points in the right place.  Seems to be working pretty well so far... but the final test will be when I stitch together the full blocks.

A reader asked me how I was pressing my seams to deal with so many points.  In past pointy projects I've had the best luck in pressing all my seams open.  I hate pressing open seams - fiddling with those small allowances and singing my fingers.  Regardless, that's what I've committed to do with this project (all except for a couple of early pieces that I ironed to one side without thinking). 

I stitched together a half-block that looks pretty good - it lays flat and I have to look carefully to find the non-matching points.  I'm about halfway through making the grey and black triangles.  Then I can start assembling blocks in earnest!