Thread: triangles from a square

Hi everbody!

I want to make triangles out of squares. Does anyone know the formula? How much do I cut my squares if I want to have a 3.5" sewn square out of triangles? Am I making any sense?

Are you talking about corner triangles and side triangle for on point quilts. Check this out

http://www.quilt.com/HowTo/SettingsPage.html

You have to scroll down a little.

Originally Posted by pinot

Hi everbody!

I want to make triangles out of squares. Does anyone know the formula? How much do I cut my squares if I want to have a 3.5" sewn square out of triangles? Am I making any sense?

I googled Half Square Triangle charts and came up with LOTS - here's just 2

http://sentimentalstitches.net/instr...res-triangles/

http://thebitchystitcher.blogspot.co...-tutorial.html

http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltse...ngtriangls.htm

Here's another

thank you !!!

Pinot,
Are you doing setting triangles, or half square triangles, or quarter square triangles?

The calculations so far are for setting triangles.

If you want to make quarter square triangles and/or half square triangles look at the following:
http://www.patchwork-and-quilting.co...triangles.html
http://www.patchwork-and-quilting.co...triangles.html

Originally Posted by Sadiemae

Pinot,
Are you doing setting triangles, or half square triangles, or quarter square triangles?

The calculations so far are for setting triangles.

If you want to make quarter square triangles and/or half square triangles look at the following:
http://www.patchwork-and-quilting.co...triangles.html
http://www.patchwork-and-quilting.co...triangles.html

thank you sadiemae!!! my friend did not sent the panel yet, she's very busy and waiting for my Round Robbin to arrive...

You're supposed to add 7/8ths of an inch to your finished size to make half square triangles. But they must be sewn very accurately or they'll be a little small. So add a full inch and then square them up. So if the finished size you need is 3 inches cut them 4 inches. You'll then square them up to 3.5 inches and when sewn into your block they'll be 3 inches.

Thanks everybody!!!for helping me with my triangles. You're sooooo kind!!!and funny and helpfull and you listen well and understanding and I could go on and on.....I love this board!