I’ve made up a PDF “Cheat Sheet” for you- it’s basically a guide so you can tell at a glance what size to cut your squares for making HSTs. (Some people use starch to make their units behave… which is a fine solution… I just don’t like to have to clean my iron.) I really like to make my units a little big and then trim them down to the perfect size- I find that no matter how careful I am with cutting, pinning, and sewing, my units can end up a little wonky. Just in case you’re not sure what I’m referring to, a HST looks like this, and we tend to use them A LOT in quilting:Įach square is cut in half into 2 triangles, and then sewn back together to form a square. ![]() There are actually several ways to make them, but today I thought I’d show you the most common way to do it – and give you a Half Square Triangle Cheat Sheet too! If you’ve been quilting for more than 5 minutes, you’ve probably made a Half Square Triangle (HST unit) a time or two (or hundred or thousand.)
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