HST Hack!

[aggiequilter]

I found this awesome way to do HST without all the markings!! I know Jenny can do it by site, but I'm fairly new and still need some guidance. Here's a way to help!
Quick and Easy Half Square Triangle (HST) Hack | The {studio} blog by April Rosenthal

[lynnl55]

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Great idea...I would certainly be more accurate.

[kensington]

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Actually, Jenny doesn't do it by sight, she folds and presses a crease down the center and then sews on both sides of it, just like your link shows doing with a piece of tape. I like using the pressed fold method.

Jenny's other method is to sew around the 4 outsides of two squares that are face to face and then slicing from corner to corner, giving you 4 Hst's at once.

I personally don't care for using tape on my machine. It's a preference.

[Granny Judy]

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I like this idea... Painter's tape is easy to remove and doesn't leave any resudue (sp). I'll have to give this a try next time I need a bunch of HST. Thanks Molly. I never get too old to learn!!

[Meghan Plamondon]

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Wow, so simple, and so smart! Thank you SO much for posting!

[KROQnK9s]

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What a great idea. I'd already added a roll of blue painters tape to my quilting supplies for marking quilting lines. Who knew there were some many uses for it in this craft.

[Carrie J]

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Molly great info, and thanks for sharing, it's always great to see/learn different perspectives. LOL, but Jenny's got me spoiled, will share this with my quilting group this month.