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 

Second Story Quilting On Etsy

 

Lady Of the Lake - Missouri Star Style

I hope everyone had a fabulous World Quilting Day!

I managed to finally get this quilt finished!

It is called Lady of the Lake.

This is one block 

There are some beautiful batiks in the shop 

I was torn as to which one to try...

This one was my first love! 

Yup....blue always gets me!

But this was a close contender! 

You can never go wrong with vibrant batiks 

with 

a good black!

Here is the link for this quilt....

Tutorial by Missouri Quilt Company

It was super simple to make

but

you had to make a TON of HST's

Our guild has a set of Block Loc rulers

After using them,

ti decided to purchase a set for myself!!

30 Years of quilting... 

I think I deserve some great tools..

Check out this video to see how easy and accurate these rulers are!

If you are looking for a set....

I stocked the shop!

Set #1 

(1.5", 2.5", 3.5", 4.5", 5.5", 6.5")

Set #2

 (2.5", 4.5", 6.5")

and

6.5" x 6.5"

Check them out on my website if your interested in a set for yourself!

Second Story Quilting

This quilt block has endless ways to lay them out!!

I tried quilt a few....

Each one was a unique design....

I took pictures each time to see if I liked it...

It was tough on the eyes after awhile!

It wasn't till I looked at the pics later,

that I could see some blocks were not flipped the right way!

Finally I decided I like this way best!

Now how to quilt this one!

Thanks, Missouri Star Quilt Co! 

Christa