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what pattern is this? is it? Help copying it, please?

what pattern is this? is it? Help copying it, please?

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Old 03-19-2013, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Lara122 View Post
This was on the sign at our local greenway! I am so taken with it!! I can see the sixty degree star, and I am coloring what I can on my paper . .

the curves?

I have never seen this before, but I know that doesn't mean it didn't exist before I saw it!! Anybody recognize it? Have a fantastic easy way I can do it? Know where I should purchase a pattern?

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This is no different than a Lone Star. It's 45 degree diamonds, not 60 degrees. There are eight points to the center star.
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Old 03-19-2013, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by DOTTYMO View Post
I think it is diamonds all the same size just colour arrangement make the difference. Should be easy to draw and then colour in to make pattern. If I remember the circle will just happen because you start from a star shape.
Agreed. The easiest thing might be to copy to paper, take a straight edge and draw lines from tip of one triangle to the tip of the far triangle and see what you get. I'm guessing something based on an 8 point star in the center----------not far off from a carpenter's star or something similar.
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If you are doing 45 degree diamonds just remember to iron your fabric straight of grain or you will have wonkie diamonds
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There are four sides to the center and eight points. Wouldn't that make the diamonds 22 1/2 degrees?
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Old 03-19-2013, 07:48 AM
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Lara122,
The last row of diamonds only looks bigger. The illusion is caused by the angle of the picture changing the perspective. Also. the diamonds tend to confuse the perspective.

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You can get a very similar look with the Carpenter's Star which can be done with all HST as well. Just thought I would mention it.
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someone did that for the City. Contact the City offices and see what you can find out. worth a try.
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Old 03-19-2013, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Lara122 View Post
I have that printed star diagram from fons and porter . . I am going to extend the diamonds so I can color the whole thing, then maybe transfer it to graph paper . . .

I penciled in the curve, and it does look similar to the picture.

Is it me, or are their last row of brown diamonds bigger?
It looks as if the middle diamond in the outer rolls is larger, reaching up to the diamond above with the side points at the base of the blue.
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I printed out the pic. First thing to do is to draw another circle just inside the brown/blue circle that hits the ends of the diamonds in that circle and the outer ends of the main pattern diamonds. Won't be a true circle, you can see the actual pattern more clearly..

Then roll the pic until you have an even plane across the center. It might even help to cut the outer circle off so the inner 8 star pattern with the other squares are more visible.


the easiest way to construct the blue/brown, with white, star is with half square triangles. It's not a carpenter's star ------------but a very close relative.
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Originally Posted by peacebypiece View Post
Lara122,
The last row of diamonds only looks bigger. The illusion is caused by the angle of the picture changing the perspective. Also. the diamonds tend to confuse the perspective.

The outer row of diamonds does not fit the pattern of the other diamonds.
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