evelyn5269

I see people sewing corner to corner and then cutting but I have also seen them sew two squares together all the way around and then cut corner to corner. I did it this way for the half square triangle chevron I just did. Does it make any difference how you make the triangles?
Thanks
Evelyn in Sequim WA

PaperPrincess

If you sew around the outside of the square, then cut corner to corner, the HSTs have bias sides. As long as you don't stretch them then you are all set. I have a preference for triangles cut with straight of grain edges, but many folks like the quicker method.

tessagin

Your quilt looks great and whatever works for you as long as it doesn't get wonky. Just remember the bottom fabric gets a little more stretch.

Tartan

​Great chevron with triangles! The edges can stretch on the bias when you do the squares sewn around and then cut but it doesn't look like you had any trouble with them.

cjsews

The only suggestion I would have for you is to stitch around the outer edge to keep it from stretching while you quilt it.

Jingle

Whatever works for you is the right way for you.
There are more ways than one to do something.

joyce888

I don't do them the way you did because of bias edges. I prefer to cut my squares bigger, sew on each side of the center line, then trim them to the correct size.

suern3

Do the method that works for you There are so many ways to make these. Your quilt looks good to me.

MadQuilter

Nope, it doesn't matter as long as you are happy with the results. I recently purchased the easy angle ruler and found that to be an amazing time-saver. No more trimming HSTs - YAY!

ManiacQuilter2

No, it really doesn't matter with your method. As long as they are accurate, that is all that matters. I won't do it with bias edges since unless you are skilled and have knowledge on how to deal with bias edges, you should just stay away from that technique.