Half Square Triangles 2.0..... The Saga Continues!

I hope you had a chance to try the previous HST tutorials....

As I said...

 There are a ton of ways to do HST's. 

It worth a try to see how your brain handles 

and 

likes (or dislikes)the process of each way! 

Another way I use Press and Seal in my quilting world.....

I wrap my trays or design boards(small ones) with it

It makes these trays of components easy to stay organized !

Perfect to take them with you, if you are going to retreat or YUMA, AZ!

This next way of HST's is great if you have smaller pieces or strips of fabric.  

If you are more of a Strip quilter, 

this next method might be right up your alley!

I like this version because they are all 2" HSTs with the dog ears already cut off

I cut my strips - 2" by WOF(or whatever length)

One dark and one light - right sides together. 

Sew down each side of the strips.

Press and starch before cutting! 

Place your ruler(any size) on the strip on a 45 degree angle

Line up the stitch line with the 2" line on each side

(Blue line is the stitch line)

Cut on either side of your ruler....

You can flip your ruler to the top 

or

continue on from the bottom

The first cut is waste 

I love that the dog ears are already nipped off

It's a great way to use up any strips of fabric you have in the project as well.

Perfect little HST's

Blossom Heart Quilts has a great blog post on strip HST's

This second example also eliminates the dog ears as well

You will need a dark and a light 2.5" square

Stack right sides together and stitch on all four sides. 

Cut diagonally corner to corner 

and

 each corner can be nipped off

Voila!! 

Check out this video for 4 HST's at a time! 

HERE

So many options....so many HST's

How many have you made so far??

Christa 

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