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Hey Guys,

A photo is attached of my panel

It is a 10" Wide x 22" long panel that will need the 1/2 seam allowance added to the sides.

I am trying to center double diamonds on a 10 x 22 panel.

I am struggling to get a fit on the 22" Long.

Ive got 3.3 wide and 4.4 long for the diamonds, will see how that goes.

@BigRig
I’ll attach the diamond formula sheet we got at wyotech. It’s beem so long since I’d have to do some thinking to see if I could get it right myself.


Things like D.W. And D.L. Are diamond width and length.
F.W. Is final width and F.L. Length
S.A. Is seam allowance. It doesn’t say this but if you use a 1/2” seam allowance this number is now 1” cause you factor 1/2” on both ends if that makes sense.
T.A. Is too stitch

If I missed one that doesn’t make sense. Just ask. But if you’re trying to make diamond fit in a certain size like this. Use the alternative formula. Where you know the final length and width. Then you can say I want x amount of diamonds and then favor diamond width. The numbers from step one follow down to step 2 etc.

@Cody

Hi Cody, that is why I posted as it has been a bit since doing diamonds, have been pleating and rewatching my double stitch video I was doing ok until the diamonds just were not fitting on my panel lenthwise. Thanks for helping me out Cody.

If you want to do some math here you go

@John, @ Cody, you guys use the calculators not sure if I got this right. Just gonna sit on it before I plot it. Not sure if WP1, WP2 and LP1, LP2 shoild be the same as each other.

Hey Bigrig. Watch the diamond video. It depends on the number of diamonds if you need to make you plot point from the middle of the diamond or not.

@John, I think I got it. Odd # or even # from the video.

I am going to be plotting on vinyl tomorrow so will see how that goes!

@John, just going to watch the calculating video again and see if I can get this.

@John, @Cody, I got it guys!

I was NEVER good at match and was confusing myself. It only took 02 days of confusion but I GOT it. Thanks for the help!

Glad you got it figured out!

Glad you got it. Math was probably my weakest class. So I’m right there with you.

I am loaded with thread for four panels and just sitting on DO I double stitch all this or not. I just dont want to draw the lines.

small trick i forgot to mention in the video. If your ok with a little wider spacing you can just run the center line along the edge of your foot as you sew. Then you can avoid drawing the3 extra lines. But I personally like the spacing to be a little closer.

@John, Very tempting man! Tis edge of the foot up against the line? I have a load of chalk lines and do not want to mess them up. I think I am ok with a little wider spacing.

Like this?

I would go off the right edge of your foot

@John, I am going to do that!

And all this time I have been using a ratio formula for diamonds that my dad taught me when I was a kid.

@Cale, your dad was an upholsterer? That is pretty cool man. I just call my diamonds Johns Diamonds. I am brutal at math but figured it all out and fit this just perfectly!!!