Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but why make darts at all? Why not simply cut the shells as non-rectangles with the head end width being wider than the foot end with and the sides tapering accordingly? The only reason I can think of is to allow to pattern to be cut from a perfect ractangle which would allow for the natural weaving pattern to remain intact, but that also very slightly increases the total material (and therefore the weight) in the quilt. Is that worth it?
I guess essentially, I'm asking why use the pattern in the attached image on the left with darts instead of the one on the right that is simply tapered? They both seem to yield the same final product dimensions, but the pattern on the right would weigh slightly less.
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