I'm using option #3 since I really struggled with the Easy Angle ruler during the last clue, and templates aren't my thing. I'm enjoying the process. I also really appreciate Bonnie's tip to sew just outside the diagonal line I drew on the back side of the fabric so that when the square is folded back it measures the correct size since a tiny bit of fabric is taken up in the fold. I have never read this tip anywhere before, and it makes perfect sense.
I forgot to mention in Clue #1 that I pressed the last seam on the broken dishes blocks open. This displays a small "V" in the seam that shows me where the seam line should be when it is sewn into the next block. When I sew right at the base of this "V", the point will end up perfect when the seam is opened. This is a fabulous trick I learned from Melissa at Happy Quilting in the Star Light Star Bright Quilt-Along she hosted this year. She mentions it in this post. I am also ironing the last seam in these blocks open so the points
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I love all your polka dots. They look great all together.
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