I bought the 60-degree strip ruler by Creative Grids to make the "Bejeweled" Table Runner by "The Quilt Company." I followed the instructions as they are written. I cut my triangles from my jelly roll. I sewed the triangle side-by-side, the grain edge (opposite to the clipped edge) always on the outer sides of the row of triangles.

Here's my problem...

When I'm ready to join the rows together, I end up NOT with a point on the triangles. I lose the points. Joining the triangles together is nothing like making flying geese (where you have 1/4" of fabric beyond the top point of the triangle). After joining these triangles, I have finished points without the 1/4" of additional fabric beyond the points.

What am I doing wrong? If you have this pattern and ruler, could you please enlighten me?

Thank you so much!

When you sew the triangles together into the strip, the points should be recessed 1/4 inch from the outside of the strip. Yours are right at the outside of the strip. The problem is with the first seams (sorry!) not with joining the strips.

Any time you are putting this type of block together your 'point' should be 1/4 inch in from the edge. That way when you sew the 'rows' together you don't loose the points.

Here is a picture of an example, even though it is 1/2 square triangles and flying geese, it is the same concept. Look at the left edge of the left block on the bottom edge.

I purchased a 60 degree triangle just for this reason, one part of the triangle has a flat edge - (the tip is gone).. it makes it a bit easier - but triangles are difficult for me... below is a picture of the one I use - I watched a segment on Fons & Porter talking about how the tip being cut off helps line up your triangles.

When you sew the triangles together, place the pieces right sides together, make sure that the tips on both pieces are sticking out equally. If one is out further than the other, your strips won't be nice and straight :D:D:D

Are you sure you are sewing an accurate 1/4" seam? That possibly is the problem and why your rows aren't able to be sewn together without cutting off points/etc.

If you're putting equilateral (60 degree) triangles together to form a strip, you really don't want to have the corners trimmed from the triangles. Use the triangle corners to line them up as you sew.

Guess Amma already said this......Ethel, do you have the same ruler as Kriscraft has with the tip cut off? If not, then you may need to cut off the tips or move the triangles "up" so that the tip of each triangle sticks out of the side of the strip as you piece them.

so let me be sure--if you have the tip cut off triangles [as ruler shown]you then line up the end of each triangle exact tip to toe to make a strip--[after 3 edits i think i have the question clearish]-- any one know of a vidio

Sorry, don't have a tutorial but by george, I think you've got it...cutting the tip off makes the "top" of the triangle wider, so that after you sew on the two adjacent triangles you still have a point left that is about one quarter inch from the side of the strip. If you look at the top of the ruler that Kriscraft put in her post you may be able to see the reason more clearly...the large black triangle will be your finished triangle size and the clear edges are the seam allowances...you can see where with the tip cut off and the seam allowances "taken off" you have the black point a quarter inch from the edge of the strip.

I fiddled around with the triangles a little bit more and figured it out. I basically had to layer the triangles (right sides together) perfectly on top of each other with the grain edges on the outside. I sewed several together and ended up with my 1/4" of extra fabric above each point. :XD: Thank you, everybody, for your help. I think the instructions for this pattern could have been better written (a drawing would have been helpful), but I did figure it out.

You might find that if you press the seams open it's easier to line them up. It also makes the centre point lie flatter when you have 6 sets of seams meeting in the middle. I do this when making the one block wonder quilts. I think I've got a photo somewhere that may help...

Can't help the OP but just want to say that I love your triangles! Will you sew them together so we have doggie faces all around?

Thanks, yes it did. It was a quilt I made for a friend over a year ago. She has it as a snuggle quilt on her sofa as she is a dog breeder. It's washed and washed and is now lovely and soft! It's posted here on the board under One Block Woofers. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-23403-1.htm

How beautiful. I love the way you used the fabric.

Its easy to do this and face it I am sure most of us tend to tlearn the hard way. When you practice in the seam where the tip meets the other 2 pieces there should be a x and you sew across so as Not to cut the tip off. Please do not ask me how many years it took me to learn this!! Marvel Best of Luck.