Help! Lone star quilt, crooked diamonds
I am working on a lone star style quilt. This is my second time and my diamonds keep coming out uneven. One side is about 17” and the other about 13”. I can’t figure out what I am doing wrong. I have used 1/4” throughout the process. Ironing the fabric helped a little. I am still pretty new to sewing. Any help would be appreciated!
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My first thought is since those diamonds are cut on the bias, perhaps from "ironing" they have been stretched out of shape......
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A 4" difference from one side to the other is a lot. Are you using the strip-set method or are you using individual diamonds? As Geri above says, are you pressing or are you stretching the bias by using steam and ironing?
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I just finished one and what the others said is true. There are lots of bias to those diamonds. I used a lot of starch and no steam.
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Could we have a picture so we could look at the pieces you are talking about? And which pattern are you following?
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Are you heavily starching. It is vital for bias
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Originally Posted by SusieQOH
(Post 8112371)
I just finished one and what the others said is true. There are lots of bias to those diamonds. I used a lot of starch and no steam.
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I did one quilt with these diamonds. NEVER AGAIN!
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Welcome to this board.
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hope this helps http://hopefulhomemaker.com/2013/04/...lock-tutorial/
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