Originally Posted by bj
It may also have something to do with how colors are paired up? So far, I've always done the "draw the diagonal, stitch 1/4" from the line, and then cut them apart" method. It has worked out okay so far. I'm afraid I'm not a gentle enough soul to work with the diagonals already cut.
On the CT pattern they have you sew 8 triangles of one fabric to 8 triangles of another fabric... both colors start out at 2 7/8 and finish as 2 1/2 when sewn together according to the directions.