Originally Posted by
Grammahunt
I now have a guide that I sure wish I'd had at the time.
Does your chart say that you make a 2" finished QST by starting with a 4 1/4" square, which you cut twice diagonally?
Originally Posted by
SuzSLO
For quarter square triangles, start with a square to which you add 1 1/4” to the finished size. If the finished size is 3”, start with a 4 1/4” square. For a 4” finished size, start with a 5 1/4” square. Etc. Many people start with a slightly larger square and trim to unfinished size after sewing.
But I recently made 2" finished QSTs for the mystery, and Bonnie's directions said to start with a 4 1/4" square, which was then cut twice diagonally. So I think the above must refer to a different method (possibly the one that starts making QSTs by first making 'parent' HSTs), because following the above, I would have started with a 3 1/4" square, not a 4 1/4".
I guess I could experiment, following what is the apparent 'formula' Bonnie used -- double the size of the finished unit and add 1/4".