Thread: What size do I make my squares and how do I figure it out?
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Old 04-05-2012, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by jcrow View Post
I want to try the HST by cutting squares and sewing 1/4" around the whole outside and then cutting it into 4 pieces. But I don't know how big to make my squares. If they are 2 1/2" trianges I'm making, how big are the squares suppose to be? And how much do you add to the 2 1/2" to get the right size? I hope someone can help me figure this out. I really want to try it.​
I will defer to the experts, but I don't think you want to cut a square into fourths to make HST's. It leaves two on-the-bias edges on the outside. Very unstable. Maybe that's why you sew around the edge?
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