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Sep. 12th, 2014 09:10 amBut as we all know, the square-ing up process can get kind of tedious. Right? So I thought I'd share a trick I finally just discovered that has made the work SO much easier and faster. Oh my goodness, I don't know why this took me so long to figure out. Many of you are probably already doing this, but just in case you're like me, here's the scoop:
http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/2014/02/half-square-triangle-short-cuts-and.html
First of all, this is my favorite basic method for making HST's: Match two squares right-sides-together and draw a diagonal line down the back of one side. Sew a 1/4" seam on both sides of the drawn line. Cut on the drawn line. This will create two HST blocks. I generally like to make my blocks slightly larger than the final size so that I can have room to square them up. If you are making a bunch at once - especially if you are chain-piecing them - it's really easy for seams or matched-up squares to get slightly distorted
http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/2014/02/half-square-triangle-short-cuts-and.html
First of all, this is my favorite basic method for making HST's: Match two squares right-sides-together and draw a diagonal line down the back of one side. Sew a 1/4" seam on both sides of the drawn line. Cut on the drawn line. This will create two HST blocks. I generally like to make my blocks slightly larger than the final size so that I can have room to square them up. If you are making a bunch at once - especially if you are chain-piecing them - it's really easy for seams or matched-up squares to get slightly distorted