It’s Wednesday! And you’ll love it today as you get one step closer to finishing this striking 6-point star pillow. In yesterday’s post, I showed you how to make a 4-patch diamond, and today, I’m going one step further and showing you how to make a 16-patch diamond using the very essential Sew Easy 60° Triangle Ruler.
Instructions to create the 16-patch diamonds
In my Monday post, you’ll find the materials to make the 16-patch diamonds, so I’ll get straight to the instructions for making the first 6 units you need for the two pillow blocks.
Step 1
- Cut a 1½” strip from 12 of your scrap fabrics.
- Using your triangle ruler, cut one edge at a 60-degree angle.
Step 2
- Sew 2 strips together, while trying to keep the 60-degree aligned.
- Make 6 strip units.
Remember that it doesn’t have to be perfect! Just as I explained yesterday, you can simply use the ruler again to trim any excess.
Step 3
- Use your 6” x 12” Omnigrip Ruler to cut two 3½” units from each Step 2
- Make 24 units.
Step 4
- Match your Step 3 units in groups of 2.
- Play around with them and see which combination makes the fabric pop.
- Sew each group together lengthwise (see photo).
- Make 12 units.
Don’t worry! Once again, your units are larger than needed so that you don’t have to align your fabric perfectly. You can use the Sew Easy 60° Triangle Ruler to trim the excess.
Step 5
- Use your 6″ x 12″ Omnigrip Ruler to cut two 1½” strips from each unit you made in Step 4.
- Make 24 units.
Step 6
- Match your Step 5 units in 6 groups of 4 units.
- Play around with them and see which combination makes the fabric pop.
- Press your seams open as this helps you sew the units together.
- Stitch 2 matched Step 5 units together, while aligning the ‘ears’ to help get a perfect seam alignment.
- Repeat to have 6 groups of 2 units.
Now I think you understand why I strongly recommend, for this project, opening your seams.
It was a breeze for me to press the seams open using the Oliso Pro TG1600 Pro Plus Smart.
Step 7
- Stitch the 2 matched group units together while aligning the ‘ears’ to help get a perfect seam alignment.
- Repeat to make a total of six 16-patch units.
You can now trim off the excess ‘ears’ from the units and ensure alignment is correct with your Sew Easy 60° Triangle Ruler.
Congratulations! You succeeded in making the 16-patch diamond! See how the Sew Easy 60° Triangle Ruler makes the process so easy?
Come back tomorrow when I show you how to assemble your 4-patch and 16-patch units into the 6-point star for a terrific pillow.