quick way to create half square triangles
#71
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Great idea Oma (I could never get my GD to call me that, she does call DH Opa though). Were your squares 9.5 inches? I think I might have just figured out what my next quilt will be. Thank you for the inspiration.
#73
Originally Posted by copehome
Page 3 of this thread has a posting of a chart that gives the beginning square size to create a HST.
But a formula would be nice to have, in case we have a block we want to make that is not on the chart. By the chart, I don't see a pattern in the sizes to be able to come up with this myself - anyone out there have the FORMULA????
#75
I made a bunch of these for charity quilts once and, upon complaining to fellow quilters that I was uneasy with the bias edges, one suggested I cut the original square on the bias, thus making the criss-cross cuts on straight of grain. Hum-m, need to go to sewing room and try this out. Just might work....not for sure.
#77
Sometimes when you see something like this, it looks so simple you wonder why you didn't think of it before! Thanks so much for sharing this. You have just saved many of your sewing sisters many hours of work. I'm looking forward to trying your method!
#79
Originally Posted by llong0233
Beautiful Arizona! I'm one step BEHIND you. I have been quilting for 4 years and still have trouble squaring up the fabric. It's the bane of my quilting existence. Do you have any great tips like this one for squaring up?
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