Rotary Cutting Diamonds October 14, 2011 § 5 Comments Have you
chosen the fabrics you want to use for the Carpenter’s Wheel
QAL? If so, then you are ready to start cutting the diamond
shapes. Yay! You will need 32 diamond shapes. I am making the
large 7″ sized diamonds. But the method works the same for
whatever size you choose to make. 1. If you want to know if a
scrap of fabric is big enough for the diamond shape, you can
make a paper template to lay on top of the fabric. Tape 2 – 8
1/2″ x 11″ sheets of paper together. If you are not in the U.S.
then use the standard size copy or notebook paper. 2. Cut a 7″
strip from the length of the paper. 3. Lay your paper on your
cutting mat, matching the paper to the grid lines on the mat.
Place the corner of the paper at the edge of the 45 degree
diagonal line. (Note, I left too much space at the corner and
had to tape a little piece to the other end to make up the
difference) Be sure to start nearly at the corner of the paper.
4. The 7″ diamond is pretty big and my