Originally Posted by
Hockeyrabbit
Hi-
I need some help. I am looking at all these wonderful patterns online and alot of the squares have you cut 2 7/8th or 4 7/8ths etc. I bought a HST ruler to avoid cutting these strips and doing the whole sew on the diagonal thing..drives me nuts drawing the lines!
ANYWAYS, how do I use my ruler to make these HSTs? What is the actual size of these when cutting with a 7/8th measurement. I'm going batty!! But that could be because of this winter and MORE SNOW is on the way! GOOD TIMES!
There are dozens of ways to make hst, but my favorite is triangulations. It's the software that prints out the paper templates for you to sew on. Every hst is perfect, and no trimming (the best idea right there). Love it for flying geese also. No fighting with measurements. It didn't stop me from buying Deb Tuckers hst ruler tho. Haven't got it yet but I'll let you know.