Originally Posted by
bigsister63
he current quilt that I am making required 136 HST- UGH!!!!! But the direction said to make them by placing 2 4" squares together and sewing 1/4" around the entire edge and cut each way on the diaginol. i had never tried this way but it actuall worked out great!!! I got 4 really good 2 1/2" HST from each square. This was much easier that marking and sewing 2 lines on each square especially when doing so many HST I am sure that there is a chart or formula to determine how big to make the squares for a certain finished size of HST .
Just a reminder to those using this method of making HST, make sure you PRESS and not IRON them because after you cut them you will have all bias edges, and they will stretch.