I am happy to do a little tut on it. First make a paper template of a 60 degree diamond, this will help you with the direction of the cuts as the blocks are mirror image. Write left on one side of the template and right on the other.

Cut your strips into 2 inches or 2 inches and below if you just want random any size strips. Make your strata by sewing the strips together. Once you figure out how many blocks you can cut from a strata, then you can get the length of your strips. (if you are cutting fresh strips, please cut or tear them on the straight of grain.)

Press the seams to the side, measure and cut your strata to a 6 inch width. Place you template on the strata and see if it's a right or left cut. Place you 60 degree line of your ruler and cut the first cut, turn the strip, line up you 60 d line and count 6 inches from the left of the ruler and make your second cut. (Bear in mind that some rulers have an extra half inch added on one side, so you will have to move that over and count after it. ) Now, cut all your left or right patches from the same strata strip.

Line the blocks up on your board and sew them in rows and then sew the rows together but we will see that when I start to do it.

The pics below will show the first cut (that is my template, I make them out of anything lol) and then the strip turned for the second cut. The right and left block and blocks cut from the same strip all going the same way.

I seem to be drawn to the first with dark vertical, but the second arrangement seems to lighten or brighten the dark colors. Maybe just the photo effect. I feel the motion in the first more. May not make sense...sorry. Which ever you choose, it is beautiful work. Love this idea for my box of strips. Did you say you tore the strips? All same width or varied widths? Thank you so much for showing your work and process!

Yes, I already had a bunch of strip and most of those were cut across the grain, which is not my way but for free take right? lol. I needed more strips so I just tore those on the straight of grain. I just ran the ruler along the edge and cut a dent with my cutter to mark the size and then started tearing.

The first batch of strips that I had were different sizes and I used those and some 2 inch ones. From now on tho I will tear only 2 inch strips.

You can make this quilt with any size strips tho, but I wouldn't suggest more than a two inch strip width.

I have to hurry and finish this top as I have already found my next S & C. Oh boy, I have really hit the jackpot with ideas lol.

Thank you !!

Like them all,but #1 is my favorite. Thanks again for all of the help.

I'm always amazed at how "undesirable" fabrics take on a beauty all their own when used in a design like this. I enjoy your posts so much. Thank you for giving me inspiration and confidence to try new things. I'm still in awe of the last quilt you did...the labyrinth.
Debbie
The Teddybear Lady

I love it. CAnt for the life of me see what is undesirable about that fabric. Even after reading your instructions, I don't know I could figure it out.

love what you are doing

I love those undesirable fabrics. It is going to be one rich quilt.

That's going to be a cool quilt, unique! Please post more as it grows.

You get an A++ for this quilt.. It's going to finish up really pretty.

I love that scrappy idea.

This is working out lovely Great pattern for scraps Thanks for the tute Can`t wait to see more Gale

So true, that is the impression I got after looking at it lol. I had to tear some more fabrics for more light blocks. I did a bunch of those yesterday. Today I am going to work on the dark blocks some and hopefully I will get to sew a couple rows to show that part of the Tut.

I went looking for more ideas for scraps and string quilts yesterday, I found a great one and will make a new thread when I start that one. In the meantime I found lots of scrap quilts named Chevrons and Zigzag etc and they are on the same order as this one, only instead of having four or five strips in a block, they consisted of only one strip cut on the 60 d angle and they looked lovely too...they had dimension even though they weren't too careful of value, just lots of color.....just check out Pinterest and do a search.

Oh go look at this "Settlers Trail" in this thread.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...n-t224964.html

I usually get a bit distracted when doing a lot of blocks and take a sidestep to do something else. I have already figured out this pattern and am working on the middle right now and writing it down. Three different blocks make up this main block.

I will just do one set and go back to my project at hand and when I get that top done I will make a new thread for this one. Isn't it grand?

I am having my afternoon mocha. This is how I make it. Half cup of brewed coffee (from this morning) and two teaspoons of Nestles instand milk chocolate mix, and fill the rest of the cup with milk and heat.

What is "S & C"?

Bridget and I both believe these are beauties and love what you did with the "undesirables"! We love them.

Scraps and crumbs lol.....just more quilting lingo....there is a list of quilting abbreviations somewhere on this board. I know I have to go check it now and then when something is unfamiliar to me.

Thank you Evelyn, I am very pleased with the undesirable too lol.

I love these scrappy ideas for once. Will the tutorial go into the tutorial section please? .

I love your quilt. I really need to do something with all of my scraps. I have them all crammed into a drawer and I can hardly shove them in anymore. I guess it is time to use them up. I'm not sure if I have enough strips to make this one. Will have to check. Looks like a good way to use them all up. I also like the other quilt you showed. Might have to try that one too.

Really love the all the scraps you can use for this one, it will be so beautiful! Is that a cat or dog peeking out from under your machine? Cute!

That my little Molly Damsel. She is my 9 year old Chizu mix. that is her little cubby when I am sewing. She just has a place wherever I go lol.

Oh, I didn't know I could do that, how is it done?

THANKS for your tutorial!!!! I'm a fixin to go and a start a rippin!!!

Good for you Maw, remember to rip on the straight of grain.

Ok, I decided to put two rows together to see if my plan is going to work. I said no Y seams or set ins right?

Flip the top dark block over the light block, take them to your table and line them up, look and see the two little points hanging out? this is the way it should look. But, to be on the safe side, put a pin through the 1/4 ins seams of both blocks and pin both ends to make sure.

Look at the second pic, I am checking to make sure the blocks will line up. The third pic shows all the blocks sewed in the first row.

Sew the second row, the same way. Always sew with the dark block on top, because that is a straight strip. Press seams one way on the first row and the other way on the second row. When you sew them together they will nestle nicely. The third pic shows the second row flipped over the first row. Sew that seam.

The fourth pic shows the two rows sewed together. Easy as all get out. I will need to add more blocks to row one, of course lol. I can just sew willy nilly until I run out of blocks. I have a pile of them and all the undesirable are gone lol.

I really have no idea what to call this quilt really. Diamond Scrap comes to mind. Well, I am done with it. I turned out to be 66x90 more or less. It will look nice on a single bed. I had no idea it would come out so pleasing as I was fixing to dump that whole load of fabric strips lol.

As it is I really love it. I used all the undesirables and just had to add a few more to make this size.

I will bind it just the way it is.

This looks fantastic! Please show us how you are doing the binding. Thanks Gale

I will once I figure it out lol....

Wow! I like it. I kind of like the diamonds that go across instead of all of them being up and down. It's kind of funkier that way.

How about calling undesirable made desirable.

yea, I kinda like it too. I think even without those dark strips on the vertical ends, it still has a 3D look about it.
Would love to see the finished top!

Rosy, I love your word "undesirables" and I am going to have to have a go at this one. Thanks for sharing your talents.
Pat

Your finished quilt is absolutely awesome. And now we know "the rest of the story" so to speak. It is now permanent on my bucket list and I may move it to number 1 status. thanks.
Pat

Can't wait to see it done. The colors are going to bright & cherry.

I am finished quilting the last three quilts, plus this one and will show the binding soon.....

I like the look.