Thread: make 1/2 sq triangle to make the size of finished 3 1/2'' sq

Okay, Don-isewman, I just finished make 140 blocks which each required 4 triangle squares each being 3 1/2" when squared up. Here is how I did it. I cut two 8" squares and laid them on top of each other right sides together. Then i drew lines in the middle of each side to form the box, see my picture. Then I sewed 1/4 inch from each of the drawn lines on each side. I just started sewing around and I did put pins where the lines were to hold them in place. Cut down the middle of the block both ways and then cut on the middle line of each of the four blocks. Ended up with 8 blocks when I was done. I pressed them open, trimmed to 3 1/2" as necessary and the second picture showed just a small stack and the third picture shows all of them done and ready to start sewing. Hope this helps.

Be aware when using the Missouri Star Quilt Co with Jenny, many, many times, her methods produce biased edges. You really have to pay attention when sewing them to avoid stretching. Better too use the stitch across (corner to corner) method. When trying to figure out the size squares need to make a certain size square, add 7/8" ( or one inch and trim).

I have seen directions to do as QuiltingHaven does, but use a very large fabric to start. If you want to make 100's of the same HST's, use fabric big enough to make most of them at one time. For the 3 1/2 finished HST's each section need to be 4 1/2. So two pieces of fabric 9" X18" RST would make 16 HST's. 18 X 18 would yield 32 etc.