Tutorials
Time-saving tip for quilts with HSTs
Tutorial at Musings of a Menopausal Melon Blog
- Tutorial - How To Chain Piece Half Square Triangles
Assembly line technique for making a lot at once for big projects Tutorial at From My Carolina Home Blog "I have been making half square triangles like a mad woman lately. I have a new pattern that I have designed and I am really excited about...
- Tutorial - How To Make A Zippered Bag
Add a flying geese pattern for extra appeal Tutorial at Musings of a Menopausal Melon Blog "When I made the Itty Bitty Knitting Bag to hold my fingerless gloves I was working on, it was about the size of the plastic bag I'd been using. I soon...
- Tutorial - How To Add Borders To A Quilt
Shows how to measure and cut quilt borders Tutorial at From My Carolina Home Blog "This tutorial is to teach the why of putting on a border properly on a quilt. There are countless new and experienced quilters using what we call the “slap...
- Tutorial - Geometric Design Zipper Pouch
Bound zipper edges add stability and polish Tutorial at Sew Delicious Blog "I've seen a number of gorgeous quilts with a similar design using half square triangles around, particularly on pinterest. I wanted to give it a try but on a smaller scale,...
- Tutorial - How To Make A Pinwheel Baby Quilt
Makes a 36" square quilt Baby Quilt Tutorial at Michelle's Romantic Tangle Blog "Sew a white half square triangle to each print half square triangle. Press. Sew the print squares into eighteen strips of four squares each and eighteen strips...
Tutorials
Tutorial - Shortcuts for Making Half Square Triangles
Tutorial at Musings of a Menopausal Melon Blog
"When I finally decided upon the borders for my daughter's grad quilt this past week, I found the number of HSTs required to surround the quilt centre for the design was, gulp, 168. That number can be rather daunting, because it requires a fair amount of work per HST: cutting the squares, drawing a diagonal line from point to opposite point, sewing a scant 1/4" on either side of that line, and THEN... You need to cut on the drawn line, press the two triangle units open, and finally square each one to the required size. This method yields two HSTs, and it is the one I had to use since I needed the HSTs in a certain colour order, so I couldn't use the no-waste method to make flying geese".... Read more
- Tutorial - How To Chain Piece Half Square Triangles
Assembly line technique for making a lot at once for big projects Tutorial at From My Carolina Home Blog "I have been making half square triangles like a mad woman lately. I have a new pattern that I have designed and I am really excited about...
- Tutorial - How To Make A Zippered Bag
Add a flying geese pattern for extra appeal Tutorial at Musings of a Menopausal Melon Blog "When I made the Itty Bitty Knitting Bag to hold my fingerless gloves I was working on, it was about the size of the plastic bag I'd been using. I soon...
- Tutorial - How To Add Borders To A Quilt
Shows how to measure and cut quilt borders Tutorial at From My Carolina Home Blog "This tutorial is to teach the why of putting on a border properly on a quilt. There are countless new and experienced quilters using what we call the “slap...
- Tutorial - Geometric Design Zipper Pouch
Bound zipper edges add stability and polish Tutorial at Sew Delicious Blog "I've seen a number of gorgeous quilts with a similar design using half square triangles around, particularly on pinterest. I wanted to give it a try but on a smaller scale,...
- Tutorial - How To Make A Pinwheel Baby Quilt
Makes a 36" square quilt Baby Quilt Tutorial at Michelle's Romantic Tangle Blog "Sew a white half square triangle to each print half square triangle. Press. Sew the print squares into eighteen strips of four squares each and eighteen strips...