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Jan in VA
To avoid all those bias edges inherent in the method you described, please try this quick way of sewing the HSTs. Cut your original squares at least 1" larger (more if you are less confident in your seam allowance) than the finished HST you want.
Jan in VA
That's how I do it too. I saw it on Lynn Wilder's website. If you want to make 8 finished 2 3/4" HST, add 1" to the 2 3/4" and multiply by 2... So you would start with a 7 1/2" square. Jan, what software did you use to draw that nice diagram?