Originally Posted by
bbeyes
What I'm trying to find out is since this pattern has all the pieces cut into triangles wouldn't it be easier to cut 2 squares and sew down corner to corner then cut apart, then you have to squares instead of trying to sew down bias sides to make the same color combination. Does that make sense?
Now I understand what you're asking.
Yes, it would be easier to make HSTs instead of cutting triangles. Maybe this will help - a tutorial showing you 3 different ways of making HSTs, complete with the formulas.
http://www.thatgirlthatquilt.com/201...es-3-ways.html
I recently made some HSTs and used the first formula, where you sew two squares together on all four edges, then cut twice diagonally and get 4 HSTs. You get bias on the edges, but I starched my fabric before cutting and had no problems at all with bias.
You take the size you want your finished block to be and divide by .64, and that is the size square you start out with. I wanted my HSTs to finish at 2". 2 divided by .64 is 3.125, or 3 1/8". I rounded up to 3.25" for cutting the squares and the HSTs turned out nearly perfect, with just the dogears and a few outside threads to trim up.