Is there an easy peasy way to make foolproof HST's?

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06-02-2013, 03:31 AM

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Steady Stiching

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Originally Posted by leatheflea

Agree that Jennys videos are great. She inspires many a new quilter. However I've found her method of sewing all the way around 2 squares hard for a newbie to handle the bias edges that are stretchy. Quick and easy sometimes can be a quick way to frustration later. I think for a newbie to hst's the best way would be the way Jan had suggested in a previous post or by using HST paper. The draw back to papers is that they too can be stretched out of shape when ripping off the paper. Please don't attack me I love Jennys tutorials, and watch them all. The best way to find the method that works for you is to try them all on some scrap fabric. You many end up liking Jenny's method and be better able to handle the bias edges than I could, after all I'm no expert like Jenny!

I wont attack you : ) ....I agree with you in fact. I wish she would address dealing with the bias edges more than she does. And even someone whos not a newbie can struggle with this method as well.
I use free triangle paper from this site. http://www.blockcentral.com/a-halfsq...glepaper.shtml

06-02-2013, 03:45 AM

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wolph33

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I use the http://www.guidelines4quilting.com/ works every time -no trimming

06-02-2013, 04:28 AM

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Dogwood Quilter

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvBURxlgwFo
Watch this video using the June Taylor ruler. I have found this to be the most efficient method. I have tried most of the ones mentioned here. I cut 4" strips (why worry with an 1/8") of fabric and cut into 4" squares. I make and match up stacks of them and while watching tv I mark my lines with a pencil. Then I chain sew the stack, cut, and square them up. I swap 50 hst each month and can sew them in no time flat with this method. Good luck and happy piecing.

06-02-2013, 04:31 AM

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callen

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Tks Jan, your info & tutorials are always so awesome - simple & to the point, just the way I like them.

06-02-2013, 04:36 AM

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tlpa

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Thanks Jan for the diagram, this is the method I use most and it works well.

06-02-2013, 04:41 AM

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msrosecooks

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Jenny from msqc has an easy way.ck out her youtube videos.

06-02-2013, 04:44 AM

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yorkie luv

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The perfect half square triangle ruler by June Tailor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHlHsYe49u4 It made an unbelievable difference in how well my pieces went together when I started using this ruler.

06-02-2013, 04:45 AM

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fairydawn

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Thangles work really good. They come in all different sizes.

06-02-2013, 05:00 AM

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koko

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WOW - so many great ideas on how to do the hst'S - I'll have to try a couple to see which one works best for me. Thanks everyone for the information!

06-02-2013, 05:18 AM

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maviskw

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Originally Posted by Jan in VA

This may help.

Jan in VA

Jan's post didn't show on here as I thought it would, but the point of the diagram is to get your diagonal line on the ruler to line up with the bias seam line. A week or so ago, at a quilt store, I saw a ruler like this one that had a little "bump" on that diagonal line. You could butt that line against your seam line and get a perfect match every time. I didn't ask how much it was, but my impression was that it was something new on the market.