Want pattern using HST's
07-24-2012, 12:11 PM
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Want pattern using HST's
Need idea for using HST's. Sometime ago I "won" a pkg. of about 100 six inch hst's. They are all assorted light & dark greens (not my colors), so will be donation quilt. If I need to make more I guess I can find other greens in my stash. Do you think I need to add another color.
07-24-2012, 01:05 PM
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I can see pinwheels in 4 to a block. These can be seperated by white or yellow sashing. Black sashing if the colors are really bright. Then a sashing border a middle border then a wider outer border of a print that compliments the green HST's. Luann in Rainy CT
07-24-2012, 01:43 PM
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Hum. . . I always think of pinwheels when I hear HST! This block is kind of pretty. . . http://www.purlbee.com/joelles-triangle-quilt/
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07-24-2012, 02:39 PM
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take a stack of about 25 of them & start laying them out- turning them this way & that- you will be absolutely amazed with all the different designs you can come up with- zig-zags, stars, just all kinds- i think a hst is one of the most versatile block out there- there are whole books dedicated to using them-
we have a bag of them (i think about 200) that for the past 10 years my kids, nephew, grandkids will pull out & (play) with laying them out & challenging each other to come up with new ways - they are a fun design tool and can occupy us for literally hours.
we have a bag of them (i think about 200) that for the past 10 years my kids, nephew, grandkids will pull out & (play) with laying them out & challenging each other to come up with new ways - they are a fun design tool and can occupy us for literally hours.
07-24-2012, 02:51 PM
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This one has long been on my to-do list. She did hers in warms & cools, you could do yours the same way, only blues for the warms and greens for cools.
http://freshlypieced.blogspot.com/20...-and-done.html
http://freshlypieced.blogspot.com/20...-and-done.html
07-24-2012, 03:26 PM
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If you need more inspiration, look at all the many layouts for log cabin blocks.
The same can be used for HSTs.
Peckish ... that's a layout I always like. Nice too with darks/lights rather than the multi colours in that one, which are lovely too.
The same can be used for HSTs.
Peckish ... that's a layout I always like. Nice too with darks/lights rather than the multi colours in that one, which are lovely too.
07-24-2012, 04:10 PM
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