Cutting Diamonds
45-degree diamonds |
Some of the ladies in my class needed a bit more direction when making 45 degree diamonds for the Sugar Loaf block we are making, so I thought I'd share with you how I make them. First, you need to know how big the diamond will be in order to make the diamond. For our example, we're going to make 3" unfinished diamonds.
Sugar Loaf (Apologies for the poor photography.) |
Next, line up the 45-degree line along the edge of the strip. It's hard to photograph a white line on a white background, so I moved it down so you can see it. That is the line you need to line up to the edge of the strip.
Yes, your acrylic ruler has a lot of lines on it! |
See the triangle at the top? That needs to come off so you can start cutting diamonds. |
Line up the normal edge of the ruler with the diagonal line and the 45-degree line along the edge of the strip to get your perfect diamond. |
Thanks for the extra help. And, there is a Sugar Loaf Mountain.
ReplyDeleteWell, it makes sense it would commemorate a mountain with that shape! I don't know why I thought it was really about sugar! Thanks for letting me know. J
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