Something I can show you....

 I saw this project on Facebook and on Pinterest and it bugged the beejeepers out of me.  I was so very intriqued with it...I kind of figured it was squares put together...and I was right but then I had to decide how big and what angle and whether or not to bind each square or "birth " the squares.   I tried a six inch square but it was too small, although I think the smaller version would work as well.  I increased the size to 8 inch squares , used a fairly firm batt and made each of the bindings the double colour binding and determined the angle of the join by mathematics....from one and one half inch across to the four inch point...I think it worked......I sewed the tips together by hand and added the beads for the more festive look.    The
picture I saw had greenery around the hurricane lamp and it looked amazing.  Since I don't bring greenery in until a few days before Christmas (makes it last longer in the heat)I added some fakery around the bottom of the lamp.


What do you think?  Does it work?