Diamond patchwork

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a colorful quilt is laying on top of a table

I'm not sure of this is wise, but I've got another EPP project on my mind and it's being kind of bossy about me getting started on it. This quilt is the culprit: I found it on Pinterst and it links back to this blog: Plain and Simple. This one caught my eye as well I'm not a swooner, but WOW. Those little 1/2" hexies kind of scare me. but I think the 1" hexies are too big. I may just have to make one star and see how it goes, but right now, something like this is definitely on my bucket…

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some blue and white tape sitting on top of a table next to a glass jar

If you're stressed about sewing perfect diamond units, we're here to calm your nerves with an easy tutorial for strip pieced diamond quilt blocks.

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a quilted blanket sitting on the floor next to a lamp

...being another Quilt of Gratitude for a friend and her hubby, whose basement apartment has a revolving door. Last year around this time, after I started my traveling job, I decided I was going to have to figure out how to hand-piece quilts, not knowing yet how I would cart my sewing machine around to client sites. I wanted something portable, with small pieces I could kit up and throw in my carry-on, to while away the dead hours at the airport doing something more useful than scowling at…

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a wall hanging made up of different types of quilts

Ready to transform all these pieces into the beginnings of a quilt top? We'll be joining 60 degree diamonds and partial diamonds to make a squared-off quilt top center.

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four square pieces of pink and white fabric with flowers on them, arranged in the shape of a flower

The "Tickled Pink" flimsy is complete. Yeah, I'd say this tickles my fancy but good. As it is, it measures 72" wide by 98" tall. I have learned something about this quilt, and that is that the TINY diamonds will make or break this design. They - not the large diamonds - are the star of the show. The colored ones determine how brightly the quilt sings, so there needs to be good contrast with the "main" color. So in this pink quilt the tiny diamonds had to be bright turquoise, blue, deep…

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a close up of many different colored pieces of fabric on a tile floor with white tiles in the background

After I posted my Verdant quilt a few weeks ago I had a few requests for a tutorial. Since this is not all that difficult to put together I thought I would put together a quick tutorial. I thought I'

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