Originally Posted by auntieleela

When I cut the diagonal, the rotary cutter always nudges the fabric over at the top a tiny bit, so my 2 halves are not the same size. Does anyone have a good trick for cutting these meanies?

Also, is there another way to chain piece them besides sewing the squares together then cutting them?I love triangulations - that's the software that lets you print out sheets of hst or flying geese - any size - you will never have a problem with them again. You take your two fabrics, put them face to face, lay a sheet of the size hst or fg you need and sew on the lines. I've found if my needle is just on the line but toward the seam side - gives that hair you need when you press to one side. I just made an Ocean Waves - 4,000+ hst and they are spot on. I also use the easy angle that Bonnie Hunter uses, but I always square with that method and it's just another step - no need to square with triangulations.

Thanks!!!

Originally Posted by ladydukes

The most perfect HST I've made is by using Triangulation software. It has every imaginable size, and they all come out perfect.

Originally Posted by just_the_scraps_m'am

try this: http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...rs-t46365.html

Originally Posted by SimpsonFrances

I like to make my HSTs slightly larger than I need and cut them down to size. I also ran across a product that isn't talked about as much called Stitching Lines. This product works wonderfully for me. I also use starch. Stitching Lines is simple a strip of paper that has the diagonal line and the sew lines marked. You take your squares right sides together and line up the strip on the diagonals then stitch on the sewing lines. The paper then tears away easily leaving your squares with the two sewing lines sewn. You then cut the square in half diagonally. Your cut could be a little off but it doesn't matter because the sewing lines are straight. Press the HST open and square it down. This works better for me than any other product because you can work just with the squares and don't have to have two larger pieces of fabric to start with. I make many HSTs but I don't always have larger pieces of fabric to start with (ie fat quarter). Stitching Lines can be ordered from their web site. The site is www.marinandcolusa.com. I have seen them in quilt shops but not very often. If you contact them, they may send you a sample free.