Whenever I do a tumbling blocks pattern it is ALWAYS with equilateral triangles sewn in rows. No hexagons, no set-in ("Y") seams. It is so much easier this way and, from a few feet away, no one can tell anyway.
In other words, the method of construction DOES NOT have to be the same as the finished pattern itself!
Look at this quilt. You can see from the black triangles (and the star that magically formed in the center) the size and arrangement of the triangles that make up the cubes. They are sewn in rows (left - right - left....) from top to bottom (at a 60 degree angle of course) and then the rows are joined. All straight line seams! But the finished product looks like much complex piecing was done.
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