Originally Posted by
charsuewilson
I sew an extra seam so that I have half square triangle squares. I use them for borders, rows in a quilt, ....
I do this too! Because most of the FG I make measure 2 x 4 finished I can get an unfinished 1 3/4 HST out of the left over (and that is after trimming down to square up). Often I will further cut them down to 1 1/2 HST. It is amazing how many full size block patterns call for that size. Tree of life (aka pine tree block that QuiltnNan pictured above, lovely mini BTW), bears paw, star in a star, ocean waves are just a few I can name off the top of my head.