However, I would highly recommend adding the whole inch to leave yourself some excess to trim so as to improve your accuracy. To determine what size squares you need to cut, all you need to know is what finished size you need – that is, what size you want them to be once all sewn together – and then add 7/8″ to that measurement. This method is also really good for chain piecing, although it can be easy to lose track of which line you’re supposed to be sewing 1/4″ away from… Or is that just me?! The benefit of this method is you’re working with the grain of the fabric, and therefore less chance of stretching when sewing the units together. This method will create 2 HST units from your two pieces of fabric. Both require two squares of fabric, but the size and method of sewing will determine how many HSTs you create in one go. You can make them any size, in any fabric and today I’m showing you how to make them using the two most popular methods – the traditional method and the alternative method.
The number of ways in how you use them is endless, and the number of HST quilt blocks surely number in the thousands! I would have to say that HST quilt blocks are my favourite for this very reason. Half-square triangles, or HSTs, are one of the top quilt block units in quilting.
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