hi gailg, i will try to give you a tip that i learned the hard way with this one. diamonds, for me, are really hard to work with. if you saw this quilt in person the major flaws in joining would jump out at you.
if i were to do this again i would make it with triangles then join to form diamonds. but since i didn't have a pattern i made a slew of diamonds then tried to join them. it was hard for me. i later saw a book from my library that showed this quilt made with rows of triangles joined in rows that formed diamonds. you didn't have to set it on point. it looked a lot easier. i have gotten so many good ideas from my library, especially since i can't afford to buy every quilting book i want. :evil: