You will needquilting ruler - my most used ruler is an OmniGrid 6x24rotary cuttercutting mat Omnigrid 6-Inch-by-24-Inch Quilter's Ruler $12.49 1. Cut two or more strips of fabric and piece them together with a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Press the seam open.

In this example, I am using strips that are 1 3/4 inches wide cut from the long edge of fat quarters. After piecing and pressing, each strip is 1 1/2 inches wide and my entire unit is 3 inches wide.

2. Cut one end of the strip unit at a 45...