confused about cutting 30 degree angles
 

help! I have a herringbone pattern from CeeCee Sew Much that says to cut all my prints into 7" x 2.5 " pieces---then cut a 30 degree angle on each end of EACH PIECE. then assemble them--sewing 3 --2.5" pieces one on top of the other and finish with a 1.25" piece on top of that. I want to make this as simple as can be and it seems like a LOT OF WORK to cut each piece separately and then cut all those angles. I tried strip piecing the four pieces together and then cut 30 degree angels. I did something wrong because the sample blocks are not the same size. the strip pieced block came out 2"larger. I need help

ebony

If you want to strip piece, then cut the angle you will be wasting some fabric unless you stagger the strips as you assemble your strip set. What I would do is cut the pieces whatever length you are told, then cut the angle at one end (you can stack at least 4 pieces), assemble the herringbone, then cut the edges.

Does looking at this help at all? http://quilterscache.com/B/BraidBlock.html

thanks thimblebug6000 but that is not what I need. PaperPrincess, thanks I'll give it a try