Delightful Diamond is Clue #5!
Are you ready for a Block? How about Delightful Diamond?
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Alright, let's get back to this Mystery!
Here is my color selection for this Clue, we need 6 Fabrics, so consider a referring to the color wheel if you are pulling your own fabric, consider 2 split complementary plans.
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| Fabric Selections |
Let's talk tips. We have a couple repeat unit so just some quick photos on those.
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| My Unit A - Half Square Triangles |
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| Make your first pairs and do not trim them down. I'd mark the Med-Dark as it gets matched with Background and the Medium |
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| Make sure when you are pairing the Half Square Triangle units to make the Quarter Square Unit that you nest and I like to pin it. |
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| Cut them down the center after checking to make sure you are happy with your nesting. Then I'd swirl the seam. |
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| How cute! |
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| Right Handed When trimming down, make sure that you making sure both the common diagonally and the proper size line are lined up. |
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| Rotate and line up |
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| How TADA! |
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| Left Handed When trimming down, make sure that you making sure both the common diagonally and the proper size line are lined up. |
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| Rotate and line up |
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| Tada! |
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| So make sure you lay them out properly, you should be putting on 2 of the same fabric first. |
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| Then the two remaining sides get the two from the other fabric. |
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| Trimmed down the same way - Right handed |
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| Left Handed |
Same goes for the Diamond Rects, we've made before, but now we need to make them with dual-colored side triangles... a little tricker.
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| Pay attention to the lay out. Be sure to sew the proper side triangle on the proper side. Sew with the Diamond on top. |
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| Take time to trim the dog ears |
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| Double check when you go to play your 2nd set on that you have them in the right place. It matters. |
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| Pressing and trim down will be the same. Just double check side triangle placement before your trim down. Right handed above. |
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| Left Handed |
The Square-in-Square we've made before and this has all the same side triangles.
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| Unit E - Both my fabric selections |
Next is Block Construction - Be very careful and take it step by step
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| Put your corner units together first, make sure to pay attention to pressing instructions. |
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| Then the Columns, matching the QST by the swirled pressing helps nest. |
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| Press open that last seam after precision pinning |
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| Lay out your block and double check it! |
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| Precision pin the points. Check out my pinning above. |
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| Press those seams open and double check again |
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| When you put your rows together, you will need to precision pin again. Press open. |
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| TADA! Love Delightful Diamond - Paisley Rose version |
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| Bermuda Batik - So wow! |
That wraps up Clue #5! I can't wait to see your Blocks and hear how you are doing.
For all you moms out there, Happy Mother's Day!
Keep Stitching,
Michelle
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