On my free teaching site - Here are 14 Quilt Blocks you can make with HSTs.

http://www.bitsnpiecesworkshop.com/p...uiltBlocks.php

Those are cool. Thanks for the link.

Thanks Rhonda, great link.

Rhonda, those are gorgous but I tend to shy away from HST because I cannot get point to match. Any suggestions. thanks

I love all these ideas...

Thank you so much for the site. A friend of mine talked me into trying Thangles. I bought them but have been looking for some block patterns to use them.

Thangles make perfect points for HST's. They are also fun and easy:)

LOL Of course I have suggestions!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Here are a couple of threads I did awhile ago:

This is how I make HSTs - more accurate
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-37915-1.htm

And this is troubleshooting ideas
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-23252-1.htm

Mostly if you start with an HST square that is cut accurately and you pay attention to tacking the corners together you should have good points. The edges of your blocks should always meet and match. If they don't then you need to do some damage control. That means see if your seam needs to be fixed or you just don't have the blocks together quite right.
Sometimes I get in a hurry and I don't tack the corners together and then my seam isn't coming out right on the edge. Where your two blocks meet on the corner should be even and when you open the two blocks up you should see a straight line along the two blocks. If you don't have that then now is the time to do some trouble shooting not after the quilt block is all put together. Prevention saves alot of headache!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Thankyou, nice link and I really like the way you set up your bits and pieces shop online, that looks GREAT!

I don't doubt Thangles are great but as I sell my stuff I don't want to buy anything when I can make them easy my way. I also don't want to have to run to the store to get anything before I can work on HSTs.

This is my cut down method and I have several "Blocks" I teach and use in my products. So this is how I do mine.

I believe each to their own. What works for me may or may not work for someone else. It's all good!

Thanks! I learned from my mom to be differant from everyone else!! LOL I needed to seperate the sections in a way you don't see on most sites. So this is how I chose to do it. I also needed to reflect me more in this site than my other online store. I learned alot between my first two sites and this one got all the lessons learned!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

But I am still learning and improving I hope!

Thanks, Rhonda. You Rock!

thanks

You're welcome. One of these days I need to add more quilt blocks to it.

thanks, npw I have to overcome my fear and JUST DO IT!

Try a Shoo-fly block first and practice getting your HST blocks to match up before you do a bigger quilt block. HSTs really aren't scary. It is the accuracy that is the thing. Make sure your HST square is square and that the seam is evenly in the corner.(fabric on each side of the seam comes out the same on both sides) You don't want one side wider than the other.
Prevent problems to set yourself up for success.

Thank you Rhonda :D:D:D

You're welcome Amma.

Hi Rhonda--great blocks as usual! G

thanks so much for the message about half square triangles, I am trying to tame my scraps, these ideas are wonderful. piecefully, the old one

Thanks everyone! I hope you can find something here that you can use. Check out my other blocks also on my site. The Bostons are great for using up scraps! And the Kansas Dugouts too.

She is fantastic and you can make evry point match using her method!! No brainer!

Thanks Sharoni for the nice words!

Really great block ideas---especially if you joined the HST Exchange on the Quilt Show site.
Thanks for sharing, Kutnso

What a wonderful set of blocks! Rhonda, all of your methods, tutorials and projects are so creative. Thanks for sharing with us!