http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2010/...ts-part-1.html
This is a wonderful quilter who is very generous with her time, patterns, and tips. I will also give you her webpage addy, but here is a way to make HST using strips, stitching down two sides, and then cutting the angles ... all you have to know is: the angle on a HST is 45 degrees. On your rotary ruler, you should have a 45 degree line. if you use 3.5" strips, stitch the 1/4" seam allowance on each long side, flip the ruler back and forth, keeping the 45 degree line at top or bottom, you will get the same effect Miss Bonnie is demonstrating in this quilt.
Her website is:
http://www.quiltville.com
she is a scrap quilter and a LOT of fun! <wave>