Here is the link for the half-square triangle tutorial.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=590241


A 6" square will give you 2 1/2" HSTs, an 8" square will give you 3 1/2" HSTs, and a 10" square will give you 4 1/2" HSTs.

Make sure you sew 1/4" from the diagonal lines only!

Thanks!

that's a great tut. thanks for sharing.

This was very helpful. Thanks for the info.

Thanks for the info.

Thanks!

Thanks for this Tutorial. I've book marked it for future use.

Thanks from me too! I'm going to try this right away.

thank you for the link

Thanx

Thank you!

That's a goody. Thanks!

Thanks for this. It's one of the neatest shortcuts I've ever seen. Please post a picture of your quilt when you finish it, it's going to be beautiful!

This is great. I had a quilt in mind but did not want to start it because of triangles but I will try this.

If an 8" square gives you 3 1/2" triangles, is that BEFORE you piece them into a quilt, or is that the actual size after they're in the quilt. Thanks for a wonderful link!

Thanks for the link. Need all the help i can get with triangles.

Just finished doing 16 of these yesterday, sure wish I would have had this tip. Next time I will know.
Thanks for sharing
Have a Blessed day
Ellen

That's the size before piecing. After piecing they are 3" squares.

Probably dumb question but - What size would I make the big square in order to make 2-1/2inch squares (2in when sewn together)?? Looks easy, just not sure how to determine what size you end up with.

I have a 6 1/2" sq ruler and made my squares that large. I then trimmed the individual squares to 2 1/2". I think a 6" square will also work.

That's great...thanks! :-D

quite clever! I've never seen it done this way. Thank you for the tip. When I do my quilting program at the nurseing home where I work the people are amaized at how far quilting has come. They get a kick out of new techniques. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Thank you for the link

Thank you very much!!!

This is a great tute, however, aren't there still the bias edges to deal with? Am I missing something? Could you please explain......thanks