I love this top so far, but I don't like the technical aspects of the directions. Cutting ten leftover diamond sections to create the outside edges is kind of a joke because you lose your points when squaring up the top (especially for the corners when you are to cut one diamond into fourths). I made the decision to square up using the points of my diamonds as a general area to cut. I may have lost their points, but at least there is conformity. I'm guessing that Liza Prior Lucy has a method for sewing up Kaffe's ideas.
I had placement errors when sewing my rows together, but I decided not to rip out because of the stretching bias. Also, I discovered after I sewed my end pieces that the diamonds I chose to cut for the top/bottom (right now the quilt top is on its side)--3 were of the same center fabric. Sigh. At the time I was focusing on the border fabrics. I should have looked again the next day. Oh well.
I am considering making a round of simple blocks to make the top larger. I do love the vibrant colors, but when people mentioned to me about being careful with the bias edges, that's no joke. I think if I did it again I would starch the fabrics to a cardboard consistency :)
From Kaffe Fassett's book "Simple Shapes and Spectacular Quilts".
