I think there are 4 shades here, 2 darks, 2 lights.
I want to use full pieces, not half square triangles.
I was gifted a couple of jelly rolls I can sort into light dark so if I start with 2.5" strips...
would they all be cut on a 45 degree angle, twice as long as wide I'm guessing?
layered all face up, OR right sides together, all (for instance) light on the bottom dark on top?
am I missing a much simpler idea or would I stitch them like a T-ish, bottom pointed left, top pointed down with 1/4" corners offset? I see I could also do y-seams which isn't a problem, but it sure slows the flow down...
I'd make some samples is my normal way of reinventing the wheel
but one machine is at the spa and the other is packed in the RV because we are leaving tomorrow.
Or is it like looking at a quilt set on point, am I missing the obvious most simple solution?