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carreen 09-25-2011 03:21 PM

I bought this bag of already cut pieces in two fabrics. One is cut into diamonds and is lilac fabric and the other fabric is a lavendar fabric and it is cut into 31/2 triangles and 41/2 triangles. I have no idea what she cut them for but I have lots of other purples to add to them and I have about 100 of each shape. I hope someone has some idea of a pattern that could work. The diamond is one like you would use in a windmill block. Thanks for any ideas.

MTS 09-25-2011 03:27 PM

What are the angles on the diamonds and triangles?

Can you post a picture?

Here's a bunch of Windmill blocks - none with diamonds.
http://www.google.com/search?q=windm...ls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=640&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tb o=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Ebl_TqLhD4K3tgf52-24CQ&ved=0CDgQsAQ
Sometimes the Kaleidoscope block is referred to as a Windmill block - but that also only has triangles, no diamonds.

carreen 09-25-2011 03:33 PM

I guess I didn't mean windmill. The diamonds are like if you took a 3" strip and cut it at a 45 into 4 1/2 inch pieces.

MTS 09-25-2011 03:44 PM


Originally Posted by carreen
I guess I didn't mean windmill. The diamonds are like if you took a 3" strip and cut it at a 45 into 4 1/2 inch pieces.

So it's a 45degree diamond.
What about the triangles? Are they HST? Equilateral?

Pictures would be helpful. ;-)

woody 09-25-2011 03:52 PM

A lemoyne star?
http://www.jankrentz.com/download/Kr...LMSPattern.pdf

or what about a carpenters star, substitute your diamonds for 2 of the triangles?

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-152544-1.htm

sahm4605 09-25-2011 03:57 PM

I was thinking maybe a modified hunters star.

carreen 09-25-2011 04:07 PM

I don't know how to do pictures. I am verrrrry computer challenged! :)

MTS 09-25-2011 04:16 PM


Originally Posted by carreen
I don't know how to do pictures. I am verrrrry computer challenged! :)

Very, very easy.

Take the picture and transfer it to your hard drive.
Hit Quote Reply and you'll see a File Attachments section under the white text box.

(If you just use the white Reply text box at the bottom of the page, you can post your message and then add the picture via the Add New Attachments option.)

Click on Browse, locate the picture on your hard drive, and select it.
You need to put at least an x in the reply box, but then just hit Send and it will upload.

Very, very easy.

bearisgray 09-25-2011 04:18 PM

If you click the Preview button, the attachments are going to be discarded, so you would have to re-add them again.

TanyaL 09-25-2011 04:54 PM

For the very computer challenged, the step "transfer to your hard drive" is the step that stops all further progress.


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