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I am making a new quilt that uses the technique where you use squares or rectangles of fabric, sew diagonally across and then cut off the corner triangles...well I HATE wasting fabric so I came up with an idea to salvage the corners to use in another project. I hope this is helpful to someone and not something that's been around forever that I didnt' know about! Since I'm making 104 of these units, I will end up with 104 half square tiangles for another project! Maybe matching pillows for the quilt. I will have even more extra units when I piece the green and cream blocks....Yeah...I hate wasting fabric!
The pictures are a little dark because I'm sewing on my hand-crank Singer machine. We were without electricity after the storm hit Norman, OK Tuesday evening! I read until I finished my book and then pulled out the project that I had cut out a year or so ago and decided to sew! Sewing across the diagonal [ATTACH=CONFIG]212251[/ATTACH] Sewing 1/2 away from first stitching line [ATTACH=CONFIG]212252[/ATTACH] Or..you can mark and sewing rather than use the ruler [ATTACH=CONFIG]212253[/ATTACH] Cut between the two stitching lines [ATTACH=CONFIG]212254[/ATTACH] Now I have my piece for the quilt plus a half square triangle unit for a new project. No waste! [ATTACH=CONFIG]212255[/ATTACH] |
I love to do this too... it is like making two blocks at once :D:D:D
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Yes, and then you have some fun HST to use in another project, or even in the current quilt!
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I like the idea of using a ruler as a guide - would never have thought of that on my own.
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Thanks for showing this, I would never have thunk to do that. Great idea.
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Originally Posted by amma
I love to do this too... it is like making two blocks at once :D:D:D
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Kool,thanks for the neat idea. Also bothers me to waste fabric. Now you already have a new project going. Hugs . Hope all is ok with you now. BrendaK
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Thank you 'sew' much for posting this!!!!!
I am starting a project with the corner cut off, and this will make it so much easier in the end. i was going to keep them, but dreaded using them for a future project. this will make it easy! |
Great idea! Never would have thought of the ruler either! Just think of the crumb blocks these could used in. I have a ton of odd width strips I've been sewing together & cutting into 4 patches;need some HSTs...gee, the ideas you get from this board!!
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This method is Bonnie Hunter's way! She's been teaching this for years. She's the queen of scraps.
She calls them Bonus Triangles. http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2011/...triangles.html |
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