 On the chart below, "a line this long" represents the blue arrow in the yellow area. "A template this wide" represents from the red line to red line, which is just doubled in the third column to give the width of the finished star. WARNING: You are going to loose a little (about 1/2") in the finished size of the star because of the seam allowances. If this is a great concern and your star *must* be an exact size (and to confuse you even more!) you can make your diamonds a little larger and then trim them down to an exact size after you sew on the strips. |
Okay, here is the deal with the
size of your point and how big a quilt it will make.
See the dark yellow area? You will see that the length of the diamond from tip to tip how you will draw the line (where the arrow is) doesn't make the width of the quilt when you double it because the diamonds actually sit on their side. To figure how wide your star will be from side to side, which will actually be the width of your quilt, you need to know the distance your star will be from the red line to the red line as the diamond sits on it's side. I used a CAD program that will figure dimensions to make this chart. I haven't tested each size, so first make two paper templates, lay two out on their side like the yellow diamonds in the diagram. Lay them against something straight (edge of table or line on tile or wood floor) to make sure they are tilted right, and measure to make sure the size is what you want. If it's too large, just trim off an equal amount off each side of one end of the diamond and re-measure until right . If too small, you will need to lengthen your line and make new diamonds. |
