Need some help Please... again !
#21
I don't like buying rulers that have only a specific purpose. I always thought the Bloc Loc ruler was one of those rulers. I used one at a guild workshop and love it. I came home and ordered a bloc Loc ruler right away. My favorite way to make HST is the method where you make 8 at once. There are tutorials for it online.
#24
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Look like the solution is to make larger and trim down. That's what I do too. I'm amazed that so many of us find that's the way to go. I know f&P has mentioned when you sew, don't sew exactly on the line. Make room for the fabric to fold over.
#25
I also like the 8 at a time method (here's a YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saBKMqyw-0E) and the brilliant woman behind Sew Preeti Quilts (http://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.ca/) has made it possible for me to finally manage a successful hourglass block. She also has a tutorial for Pinwheels that would work for HST if you used (2) four patches instead of a 4 patch and a plain square. Good luck!
#26
Have you seen this tutorial? I'm impressed! You might like it, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A91W0tUTFyg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A91W0tUTFyg
#29
http://sundaybestquiltworks.com/sten...etriangle.html
i promised myself that I would never make a lot of HST and then I discovered these stencils. I love them! I am currently working on a pattern that uses 1" size and am amazed at how simple and exact it is. My guild recently made a donation quilt with all HST. The members that used the template had the best results on their blocks by far. If you happen to order please mention that Kaye from Macon recommended this. I will be rewarded with a smile the next time I visit the shop which is about two hours from where I live.
i promised myself that I would never make a lot of HST and then I discovered these stencils. I love them! I am currently working on a pattern that uses 1" size and am amazed at how simple and exact it is. My guild recently made a donation quilt with all HST. The members that used the template had the best results on their blocks by far. If you happen to order please mention that Kaye from Macon recommended this. I will be rewarded with a smile the next time I visit the shop which is about two hours from where I live.
#30
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Join Date: May 2013
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This is my favorite method too. The other thing is handle GENTLY when pressing. Press each corner first, then the rest of the seam.
I recently bought an Easy Angle ruler and find that I have good luck with it. With it, you cut both strips WST to the size of the finished HST. Then use the ruler to cut the triangles, rotating the ruler to use up the fabric. Then sew a consistent 1/4" seam on the bias edge. I used to do it your way and love the fact that I don't have to trim anything anymore.
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