Originally Posted by
ontheriver
I am sure this has already been addressed many times but I can not seem to find it ----------I want to make hst using the method where you sew all four sides of square the cut on diagonals. I need them 4.5 in unfinished. Can anyone give the correct size of square to use. I need to make lots and this seems the fastest. I can't use my triangulations right now as no printer ink and no $$ to get any. Thank you for any help. Happy quilting.
4.5 unfinished, would mean that the diagonal cut across the sewn square would have to be 9 inches. Add another inch for the seams. That leaves you with a square that is at least 10" diagonally. The diagonal measurement of a square is 1.4 times the side of the square. That means the original square would be at minimum 7.25" square. Personally, I'd start with at least 8" squares of fabric.