Here is my first attempt at an Octagon, and without a special ruler, I just winged it. Yes, I was too lazy to spend hours on Google tonight. So, I just grabbed my bootstraps and went for it. But, I drove myself batty just trying to figure out the angles and figured them out by looking at my rotary mat (a blessing!). Thanks for looking and any tips or pointers would be welcome. Oh yeah, and the back looks neat as well, no bulk. (All this cuz I want to make a table topper with different wedges.)

Good for you!! It is perfect!!!

Looks great! It would look nice on my table. Good idea.

Mine too

Looks nice

Very different!! Cool!

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Thanks... Oh, this is only a small 8" practice size. :) Might get a potholder out of it. :D

looks great

Looks very good. BTW, if you are using a ruller with a 45* angle, that's the right one for this block.

Super!

You winged it? - looks great.

A girl after my own heart, just going for it, you don't know if you can do it until you try!!...you did good :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Nice job!

I admire your can-do attitude. I have none of that anymore. Looks to be absolutely perfect.

Great job!

beautiful good job

Good job, Experimenting is such fun. Don't forget to post the finished item!

Good job, Experimenting is such fun. Don't forget to post the finished item!

Wow. I'm impressed.

Its great!

Well done!

It is really pretty. Just think of it all as a learning experience

great!!

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Great Job!! can't wait to see the next one. Just goes to show you never know what you can do until you try!

Nice!

a gal after my own heart! I hate buying patterns and special rulers( too cheap,lol) and in my younger days, I would spend hours drawing things on graph paper to get it right, coloring and cutting paper, etc. Now my brain doesn't seem to want to help me out anymore so I look for the patterns. Still hate spending money for special rulers, but it seems once you use a rotery cutter and plastic templates, you are really spoiled! Back in the "old days", I used cardboard and scissors. Can't use the scissors for too much cutting anymore, arthritis in my thumb so cutting and drawing can get really painful.