Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
Waste? I make small half square triangles from the cut offs. You can use them in the current quilt or another project. I sew the first seam, then sew the extra seam about 1/2" away, then cut between the seams. You have your block plus a bonus hst.
I do this quite often, but today I had 1" squares and those little waste pieces went in the trash. That is just too small for me to worry about.