Cutting Diamonds For Quilting

Just line up the ruler with the strip to cut perfect diamonds.

Cutting diamonds for quilting.

Use the cutting guide to align. Learn how to make sweet keepsakes and works of art that last as long as gems themselves with this compilation of free diamond quilt patterns lt br gt. Cut along the edge of. For blue lagoon cut strips 51 2 wide using a regular ruler trim the end of the strip at 60 degree angle.

Mine is marked with a white diagonal line labeled as 60 degrees. Place strip one on a flat surface and measure 2 1 2 inches from the left end and place a mark with the quilter s. Cutting a 45 diamond. Click the links below to view tools used.

Align the lower cut edge. Orient the strip on your cutting mat so that it is horizontal with the selvedges at the left. Cutting quilt diamonds cut strip correct width for your quilting project. Set the cutting guide head on the clamp bar rail at the desired angle e g 60 for 60 diamonds 45 for 45 diamonds etc.

How to sew rows of diamonds in quilting step 1. Position line on the ruler that corresponds to the strip width on the angled edge. Rotary cut along the right side of the ruler to cut away the first diamond. Colleen and jean suggest folding your fabric over to cut two diamonds at a time.

Locate a quilting ruler with a 60 degree angle line. You can also use the ruler for strips so you don t need one ruler for diamonds and triangles and another for strips. Iron all fabric pieces. Use the rotary cutter and mat.

This ruler is great for cutting strips of the desired width cutting out diamond or triangle patches and trimming points. Take care to keep the strips parallel to the lines on the cutting mat and to each other. You don t need to be an expert to make something as beautiful as a diamond quilt because this guide provides a list of block and quilt patterns for quilters of all levels. This video demonstrates how i used the diamond rects tool from studio 180 design for easily.

To conserve fabric offset the strips using the cutting guide for reference as shown. Whether you quilt every weekend or you re just getting. Cut each color of fabric into 2 x 44 inch strips. The same steps apply whether cutting a 45 60 or 30 diamond.

Continue cutting diamond segments as needed for your quilt. For example if a 3 diamond is needed the strip needs to be cut at 3 wide.