I leave mine IN any quilt I'm not planning to hand quilt, here's why. When using this square-on-a-corner technique, it's easy to sew these squares across the diagonal, press to the corner, and then find you have a bit of overhang no matter how careful you were. When you cut off the background and the middle layer of the triangle, you remove the absolute square or rectangular cut of the base shape...and that makes it harder to line up the snowballed segment to the next block segment. Even if 'overhang' is there, you can match edges of the segments together well if you leave the background part of the 'triangle'.

Jan in VA

Thanks for the suggestions and comments on the cat (who will also lay on my sewing machine bed so I can't sew). Thanks for the link to the Triangles page at quiltville. I've been to the site but not to that page.

I wish I'd thought to sew that seam before cutting them off. Oh well...next time since every project lately has these leftovers.

Jan, I used your method in one quilt - a skill builder project - but found that I dind't like the bulk.

Ah, well to each his own, of course; that's what makes our world so special! I'm glad you tried it at least. :)

Jan in VA

OMY! What a great picture of your cat. They always try to fit into the tiniest places. I use mine for carpeting. Ha! the triangles, not cats!
peace

EDIT: Jan, That is a great suggestion. I will give it try!

Love your cat

You can save them and make book marks using the little triangle for butterflies, flowers, and geometric designs on a rectangle sandwich, add some emblishments and presto, instant gifts.

I also sew the 2nd seam a 1/2 in from the first and then I instantly have the 2nd QT

I sew them into half square triangles with their coordinating pieces and then turn them into blocks for quilts.

LOVE the kitty, also good idea about making the hst's in advance.:)

Very pretty cat. We used to have one like her with the long hair. I just add the bits to my scrap tote.