My Favorite Way to HST's (16 at at time)

 

Hey all my Spinning Wheelers! 

I hope I have not put you all in the loonie bin with the amount of HST's in this project

I promise the end result is so worth it.

There is no time line so work at your own pace!

I thought I would share my favorite way to do HST's for this project. 

I just discovered it.

I was doing mostly 32 at time 

but 

I found this method makes them nearly perfect with a whole lot less squaring up! 

Start with 2 - 6.5" squares

A dark and a light  with right sides together. 

Draw you line down the center on the light square  at 3.25" both ways.

Then you will stitch around the entire square and on both sides of the center lines. 

When stitched - cut diagonally both ways and down the center both ways. 

I like to use my little rotary cutter and nip the corners off each HST

Then press to the dark side! 

No need to square up....Perfect 2" HST's!!!

I think you are going to love this method! 

Now back to regularly scheduled chain piecing...

Christa 

Second Story Quilting





 

The Eagles Have Landed

I started my Etsy Shop some time ago 

but 

never really spent the time on it I should have.

My Etsy shop is.....

Second Story Quilting

With Covid times,

(who ever would think that would become a phrase...COVID times?!?!)

I decided I would take the time to get some things working properly this year

A few weeks ago, I made my first sale on Etsy.

My Sisters of the Cloth went to live in Indiana!

Pattern by Joann Hoffman

The shipping was a bit of a learning curve.

I had sandwiched it nicely in cardboard 

and

went to the post office.

It was 30"x 30" x 1"

Light as a feather.

Canada Post said NOPE!

Too big.

Check with UPS.

Sure....260$.....that's not a typo!!

I took it home and dismantled it 

and 

packaged it differently.

Still was 40 bucks through Canada Post.

Lord only knows if it got there...could be still travelling!

My second piece was purchased yesterday

Pattern by Joann Hoffman

I was thrilled when this piece was purchased by a Saskatchewan resident.

We were able to deliver in person.

It was great to meet it's new owner.

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She said she loved it from the first time she saw it!

Sure made me feel good!

A few people have asked how I could sell my wares.

I loved this one but wanted to make a second version of it.

(I love most everything I make)

I can't wait to do it again!

I am a prolific quilter.

I am running out of room, People!

If some one will pay me what I feel it's worth,

I am ok with selling it!

When I sold my very first quilt for 1500$,

I was so impressed that someone was appreciating my work enough to pay for it.

The price was right and I was ok to make another if I needed to.

I know some have said they would never pay what I ask...

Some say they wouldn't sell it for what I ask....

I figure.....You do you!

They just keep making new fabric 

and

 my 'to make' list doesn't seem to get smaller!

Thank you to Rhonda for appreciating my work!

Now to go dig through my fabrics...

Christa