Originally Posted by
LyndaOH
If the HST's are 6" finished your strips should be 6 7/8". If you're using an Easy Angle ruler your strips would be 6 1/2".
Looking that the link, she appears to be using a different method for making HST (sew 2 strips together, cut your HST on bias). So they are less than the 6 7/8" you need for HST from 2 squares.