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willferg 08-13-2014 07:09 AM

You could put white borders around them (or black) and then square them up all wonky and make a quilt with hsts randomly spread across...

leatheflea 08-13-2014 10:55 AM

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Here's what I did with some of mine

Terri D. 08-13-2014 11:18 AM

Pair them with neutral colored triangles to make half square triangles and use them in a scrap quilt.

misseva 08-13-2014 11:33 AM

Go to Bonnie Hunter's website quiltville.com - she has lots of ideas.

nativetexan 08-13-2014 11:39 AM

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I added more corners/triangles to mine to make them larger. then used them as inner borders on this quilt

oksewglad 08-13-2014 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by dakotamaid (Post 6842898)
I am looking for an old butter churn glass jar to put all those little snip its in. I saw one in a quilt shop somewhere and loved the look!!

Oh I never thought of this...I'm using 1 gallon glass pickle jars to hold some 1 1/2" 9P's..Why not the butter churn my MIL used as a kid and gifted to me?

I just finished sewing 143 of them in a small 11 x 13 setting to use as a table runner. Here's a couple of wall sized quilted with leftover HST's[ATTACH=CONFIG]487523[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]487524[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]487525[/ATTACH]

And a table runner[ATTACH=CONFIG]487527[/ATTACH]

And yes even a miniature (1/2" finished HST)--nothing's too small....[ATTACH=CONFIG]487526[/ATTACH]

laynak 08-14-2014 07:18 AM

I've used lots of different colored triangles for borders around wallhangings to complement the center. It turns out so nice, it's well worth it.

Shorebird 08-15-2014 03:30 AM


Originally Posted by CarolynMT (Post 6842859)
I use those for leaders and enders. And then you have a ton ogf half square triangles. I then put those together to make pillow covers that match the quilt. Or make a table topper.

I agree!!! I make several charity quilts that use 4.5" strips which are pieced into one long strip. The triangles left when excess is cut off at the bias seams is used to make 12" throw pillows. Just enough from these lap sized ( 6 strips around a center rectangle) to make the front of the 12" pillow, and excess backing fabric used for the back.....The pillows go with the charity cancer quilts to the recipients....both washable, and the pillow makes resting the arm much more comfortable!!

Cathy77 08-15-2014 04:21 AM

I would use them to make the back of the quilt more interesting!

maviskw 08-15-2014 05:03 AM

Time to learn about "No Waste Flying Geese" I think if you google that, you may be able to find the directions. Also Eleanore Burns has another method of making flying geese, in which you have a little scrap left, but they are strips, not triangles. Ricky Tims has a one seam method, which uses more fabric, but are very easy, with no waste.


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