Also have a half square triangle question...
03-02-2014, 03:06 PM
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Also have a half square triangle question...
All my triangles are already cut. (2500 of them...). How do I piece them so I don't lose points when I sew my rows together? Folks tell me it'll work, but I just don't see it! Help!
03-02-2014, 03:23 PM
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Tartan, this is the info I hadn't been able to find! You don't happen to have a couple of HSTs you could lay out to Show me, do you? If I could see it in process, it'll make more sense. I'll go see if I can make that work.
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03-02-2014, 04:04 PM
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Here is a link that will show you how the triangles are offset. http://www.mommybydaycrafterbynight....ng-making.html
03-02-2014, 04:15 PM
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I always start my HST's larger than required and trim down. Tedious - especially w/2500 of them! Yikes! BUT, the end result is that I normally don't lose points. Worth my time/trouble. Especially for a quilt that 'counts'.
03-02-2014, 04:22 PM
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Looking at that tute, the overlaps of the two side triangles happen at the same place. Ok.
Ah, nurtz! I've been sewing triangle pairs at a time, with edges matching, not adding one at a time in rows. I've already done 202 pairs. Sigh. (Chain stitch too easy. This isn't going to be one of those quilts, apparently!)
I'll start again. Um, I have enough to work with, I think. LOL! (Not unsewing yet, at this point! Ha!). Now to calculate how many triangles to stitch together per row...
Taking a break now, though. A bit discouraged. Maybe after supper...?
Ah, nurtz! I've been sewing triangle pairs at a time, with edges matching, not adding one at a time in rows. I've already done 202 pairs. Sigh. (Chain stitch too easy. This isn't going to be one of those quilts, apparently!)
I'll start again. Um, I have enough to work with, I think. LOL! (Not unsewing yet, at this point! Ha!). Now to calculate how many triangles to stitch together per row...
Taking a break now, though. A bit discouraged. Maybe after supper...?
03-02-2014, 04:26 PM
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Maniac, no particular block. My thought was to sew them all together in continuous flying geese-style rows, then sew the rows together. So, yes, the bias edges will be the length of the rows. I'm up for the challenge, even for a novice quilter! I guess I'm brave? Thoughts, cautions, alternate suggestions to keep me from throwing the whole thing in the trash?
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