quick way to create half square triangles
11-03-2010, 07:40 PM
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I am sure that most of you have seen this method of creating half square triangles, but perhaps those new to quilting have not. the pictures below, I hope, show how it is done very clearly. I made enough half square triangles for a full size quilt in one long afternoon - that includes cutting, sewing, ironing and squaring up the blocks.
two squares, right sides together, sewn on all four sides
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cut on the diagonal
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4 half square triangles.
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11-03-2010, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by wolfkitty
Starching profusely will help that.
Thank you for making this tute for us! :D:D:D
11-03-2010, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Tallulah
How do you determine the square sizes for the blocks that you want to make? For instance, if I needed 6 1/2 inch half square triangles, what size would the two squares need to be?
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