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ninety-six HSTs and trimmings
May 2020 |
Another Quilt of Valor is in the works: this one using the four-patches I posted last week. I'm using a pattern I saw on a Missouri Star Quilt Company video tutorial. The video directions did not use half-square triangles. The tutorial's method created a LOT of "waste" or "bonus" HSTs. I wanted to avoid creating even more scraps, so I decided to make the secondary block with HSTs, making eight at a time.
Using this method easily created the necessary 96 HSTs for the quilt. The final step which I dread when making HSTs is trimming; however, I was happy that eight at a time method created only slivers of trimmings to make them square and accurate.
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sneak peek at two blocks
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What?! 8 at a time?! I putz at one at a time but I use my swivel mat so it helps the positioning. Nice start on a new quilt!
ReplyDeleteOhh! I'm looking forward to this one!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good start!
ReplyDeleteThis is an intriguing beginning! Looks fun so far.
ReplyDeleteThat is going to be a great quilt - love the colors you are using!
ReplyDelete96 is a BIG number!! The sneak peek is intriguing.
ReplyDeleteWow....that's a lot!
ReplyDeleteoh I didn't know you had a quilt dread. I hope it goes really well Nancy. They always look amazing when you finish
ReplyDeleteGood for you Nancy. I'm amazed at how much you get done on the quilts so quickly.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy