Lady Diana

I was going to purchase the Nancys notions easy half square triangle template. The finished sizes are:
1 5/8", 2 1/8", 2 3/4", 2 5/8", 3 1/8", 3 3/8", 3 5/8", 4", 4 3/4", 5 1/2", 6 1/4".
Is it me, or is the 5 1/2" the only HST that is useable for most quilting, since it gives you a 1/2" for your two 1/4" seams?

Do most quilt patterns call for the odd sizes above. Am I missing something here?
Please advise.
Thank you

dublb

I'm wondering if those are the cut size not the finished size of the HST block. You do have to cut HST's a bit different.

Macybaby

I much prefer to use the Easy Angle for cutting triangles for HST. Way easier to know what measure you want because that is the size strip you use.

I think with the Nancy Notions one, you'd need to trim down the HST after you've sewn it. So if you need a 1.5" one, you sew the 1 5/8" and then trim down. I think that is why they are mostly 1/8" larger than what you'd normally use. Too me, it looks like too much work doing them that way.

Krisb

I looked at the template and how it works, and wouldn’t use it, personally. It produces HST with bias outer edges. And they are in odd sizes, because you start with wholze number inch squares. Like how the easy angle works better.

ckcowl

Half square triangles you add 7/8” to the finished size to get two - where you start with two squares right side together, draw diagonal, stitch 1/4” on each side of line, cut in half on line, you have 2 squares.

Lady Diana

Thank you for your comments. The instructions say "finished" at these odd sizes. So the HST are finished and you do have to cut them. The bias edges on the outside are disturbing, since there would be four sides of potential stretching rather than on internal diagonal seam. Ugh. Not sure why this was produced. I could not find any reviews on this product at all. Thank you again.

nativetexan

starch fabrics well before cutting, that helps those bias edges.

Battle Axe

Are you referring to the Loc -Bloc templates?

Lady Diana

[QUOTE=Battle Axe;8195692]Are you referring to the Loc
See title....Nancy's Notions Easy HST Template.