Originally Posted by fireworkslover
Actually, the section of the print you make your triangles from isn't very predictable. If you tried, it'd drive you nuts. Just cut strips and then triangles from the stacked strip set. The resulting blocks will surprise you as you sew them together. Most will work in your overall design but some might not.
I'd agree with this entirely! Sometimes the most unassuming looking stacks become the most beautiful hexs and vice versa! Plus, you need some of the less striking ones to give you transitions in your quilt - sometimes it's the ones you find the most beautiful when you're piecing that just won't fit anywhere! These could be used as corner blocks or pieced into the border in some way, or just in other projects on they're own.
I'd also like to say that apart from a couple of leftover blocks (although in this quilt I used them ALL!) and a few very small scraps, there is NO waste with this technique! I know that is an objection that gets thrown up from time to time. :-D