Diamond in a Rectangle using the LEFT-EZE™ Rule

I like to figure out if I can make "standard" units using my LEFT-EZE™ Rule - ;))

This time I wondered if I could make a Diamond in a Rectangle -

Using the LEFT-EZE™ Rule -

And the answer is -

YES, I CAN!!

I made a couple of 2" x 5" Diamond in a Rectangle to finish at 1-1/2" x 4-1/2" -

I could have used the LEFT-EZE™ Rule to cut 5" rectangles from a 2" strip -

Lining up the 5" line on the RIGHT edge of the fabric -

And cutting UP the LEFT side of the LEFT-EZE™ Rule -

But I wanted to see if I could use a pre-cut 5" charm square -

So I started with a 5" square of dark green and a 2" strip a little over 7" long -

I want/need two rectangles 2" x 5" - so I lined up the 2" line on the LEFT-EZE™ Rule on the edge of the fabric - using the lines on the mat and ruler to keep everything straight - you can see the tip of the ruler extending up at the top of the fabric -

Cut the first strip - 2" x 5" -

This time I lined up the bottom of the LEFT-EZE™ Rule with the bottom of the fabric - still using the lines on the mat and ruler to keep everything straight -

Cut the second strip 2" x 5" -

Now for the HST -

I used a 2" strip a little over 7" long -

I could cut them one at a time - but since I need "mirror" images - I can cut "both" the left and the right sides at the same time - if I fold the fabric right sides together -

So I folded the 2" strip - and needed to square up the end -

Which I did - using the Vertical lines on the LEFT-EZE™ Rule to keep it straight -

Trimmed off the left edge -

Turned it around so the cut edge is on the RIGHT -

To cut the HST - I lined up the RIGHT edge of the LEFT-EZE™ Rule with the RIGHT edge of the fabric - and with the little BLACK triangle on the TOP of the fabric - the bottom of the fabric will automatically line up with the 2" line - because I cut the strip 2" wide. The little BLACK triangle on the TOP is the dog-ear that is automatically cut off because I used a pre-cut strip - ;))

Cut UP the LEFT side of the LEFT-EZE™ Rule - from BOTTOM LEFT to TOP RIGHT -

Turned the ruler so that I could line up the RIGHT edge of the LEFT-EZE™ Rule with the RIGHT edge of the fabric with the little BLACK triangle on the BOTTOM of the fabric - the top of the fabric will automatically line up with the 2" line - because I cut the strip 2" wide -

Cut UP the LEFT side of the LEFT-EZE™ Rule - to get two sets of HST -

So now - for the Diamond in a Rectangle -

I took one set of HST and placed one on each end - RIGHT sides together - with the FLAT end of the HST lined up with the edge of the dark green rectangle -

I sewed the first set of HST to the rectangle - starting with the FLAT edge on the first one -

And the pointy end of the second one - because I need the "corner" to the right of the needle -

Because the 1/4" seam allowance is BUILT IN the LEFT-EZE™ Rule - the needle falls in the "groove" where the pointy end of the HST extends beyond the dark rectangle -

Both HST sewn on -

Pressed them open -

And got two "mirror" images - for one end of the rectangle -

Took the second set of HST - for the other end -

Which way to "orient" them? -

The same way the other one is - only WRONG SIDE UP -

Stitched those on the same way I did the first set -

All sewn on -

Pressed open -

TWO Diamond in a Rectangle - Mirror images -

And they measure 2" x 5" - which is the size of the original rectangle -

If I were making a bunch of them - I would probably set up an "assembly-line" where I could cut a bunch of rectangles from strips - and a bunch of HST "sets" - separate the HST into two piles - flat side on the LEFT - flat side on the RIGHT - then sew one pile on one end of a bunch of rectangles - then the other pile on the other end. Trim the dog ears and the corners as I went along - probably AFTER I pressed them open - just in case I had to re-sew them for some reason.

There are lots of different ways to do it -

Do whatever works for you - ;))

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So -

Trim the dog ears -

And the extra fabric "behind" the corners -

And there you have it -

Diamond in a Rectangle using the LEFT-EZE™ Rule -

ONE ruler - AND - LEFT-Handed - ;))


Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -