auntpiggylpn

The Riley Blake pattern has you cut 5" squares to make your HST out of and it finishes at 42" x 52"

http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/blo...rringbone-qui/

gibbette

thanks for the idea. i have some chevron fleece and was wondering how to make a front for it. great ideas come from here.

Karenowc

Yes, the Missouri Quilt Star tutorials are great. I watch them on my iPad, all the time.

Girlfriend

I am wondering the same thing - what size HST? Every tutorial I see uses 5". Do you think that's too big?

Girlfriend

Here's another one - in different colors. I wonder if they took a layer cake and made this.

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WTxRed

Here's you a quik little reference chart for making the HST's from specifc size blocks - you know where you put 2 blocks right sides together, sew 1/4" from the outside around the outside, then cut 'x' corner to corner...

I made a chevron using this method, used 8" square, finished product was 49x49
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...k-t218608.html
I did start out with 10" squares and it was just too big so I carefully cut down to find the finished size I wanted for this particular quilt.

I then found this. I don't remember the blog I found this on but it makes perfect sense and did measure out for what i did cutting down (above):
When you open out and iron them you get perfect half square triangles! It’s amazing every time. The basic math is a HST that is roughly 64% of the size of your original square.
So your math would be this:
Beginning Square Size x 0.64 = HST size.
If you knew the size you needed your HST to be, but wanted to find out how big to cut your beginning squares, you would use this equation instead:
HST / 0.64 = Beginning Square Size.
It’s always a good idea to make a test square before beginning a project, as all of our sewing and cutting varies. Not every size is exactly 64%, but it’s a good place to start without getting too involved in the math.
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Girlfriend

Wow, great information. I am printing this one out. I can now see why a 10" layer cake would make it too big.

Question for you - I have never used this method. Was working with biased edges difficult? Did you spray starch?

Your quilt is just beautiful. I bet your grandaughter loved it.

Thanks for the information - and your help.

WTxRed

Thanks g'friend. I didn't have any issue working with the biased edges. I always use starch. I pressed, trimmed the ears off, laid them out, sewed blocks of 4 first then the blocks to make rows, then sewed the rows together (opposite directions). when i put it on the quilting frame, it was as square of a top as I've ever had. This is a super quick and easy top to make - i think you'll really enjoy the process!