Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Originally Posted by omak
Thanks K3n .. that looks like a reasonable amount of waste ... I am running out of excuses <g>
And, SQ ... That is a good tip about moving your cut over a bit on each strip set ... how clever <g>
Yup, you're out of excuses!! One of the things I really like about the 4PP is you have four choices of how to put each block together. You have to look at all four ways for every block to decide which way you like the best. I think the hexagons and octogons can only be put together one way.
The hexs can be put together 3 ways because they're equilateral triangles - obviously only one way has the straight of grain on the outer edge but the bias is more help than hinderance in the piecing process. :D This is another way of ensuring you don't get duplicates if you're working with two shorter repeats. It's amazing how different the three ways can be sometimes. :D The octogans can only go one way though.