So far, so good. The pattern is starting to emerge from the small pieces of fabric.
I made more than 220 2 1/2 inch square half square triangles, then kept in sandwich bags to keep track of which was which. Each bag contained 8 each of the red triangle with one of three white or grey pattern fabric triangles. Then I sewed them into strips of various configurations, for the sides of triangles that make the big star. I also cut the diamonds, which become points of 8-point diamond stars. For the Condor theme Nazca line them print, I tried to place a condor in the center of each diamond.
The original pattern has some fairly large expanses of un-pieced fabric. I'd like for my quilt to have a more pieced look on the sides, but not detract from the rich red shade stars. I got out some shirt collars and cuffs that went into previous quilts. The diamonds are two inches wide, about the same as the shirt collars. I removed stitches from the seams, to give the diamonds a 1/4 inch seam allowance on each side, and ironed them flat. This was just BARELY enough, but I think they will look nice, when assembled.
I did the same with some shirt cuffs. Same idea, but they are a bit easier. This is all that remains from those shirts, after using the fabric in various quilt projects. The cuff had a fused interfacing on one side, which I did not want. Fortunately, the collar interfacing was not fused, and there were two cuffs, so enough fabric for four diamonds with no interfacing.
I think these will look nice on the quilt sides, breaking up the expanse of back ground fabric without detracting from the red stars.
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