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Learn how to use the Magic 8 Method when making Half Square Triangles and Pinwheels! It's a much faster way to piece Pinwheel and HST Quilts!

The humble half square triangle, or HST as it is often affectionately known, is one of the most foundational yet most versatile units in all of quilting. Let’s take a look at several ways to make this common quilt block unit. (This post contains affiliate links)

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HST tutorial: Make 8 half square triangles at a time with this tutorial!

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Handy-dandy chart for Half Square Triangles (HST's) - size of square to start with, unfinished size, and finished HST size. Make 8 HST's fast!

In picto-toot format, here is a very very simple tutorial on how to make 8 HST at a time! I know, I know, its not new, its not different, but it is still very exciting for those of us who are nee…

This includes a free downloadable half square triangle chart with measurement cheat sheets for each method to make 2, 4, and 8 HSTs at a time.

There are many ways to make half-square triangles (HSTs), and I've used most of them. How many you need for your particular project, and h...

Learn how to make two-at-a-time Half Square Triangles (HSTs) with this easy-to-follow tutorial! If you’re a quilting newbie, don’t fret… this guide will take you through the process step by step. Bonus! Watch the embedded video tutorial above for a visual demonstration.

This post has great step by step directions to make Half Square Triangles (HST) and includes a downloadable chart to make it all easy.

To get started we need to find out how big to cut your squares to create a HSTs, 8 at a time. The method below will provide an oversized HST…

A range of HST tutorials to help you choose what method works best for you and your fabric choices in your next project for perfect accuracy.

Yesterday, I mentioned I have been making more HST for a baby quilt and I gave this link to the chart for making 8 HST units from two sq...

The half-square triangle: You can't get far into quilting without encountering this foundational unit. Today we'll cover HSTs math and how to trim HSTs

If you’ve been quilting for more than 5 minutes, you’ve probably made a HST (Half Square Triangle unit) a time or two (or hundred or thousand.) There are actually several ways to make them, but today

This is Method #3 in my tutorials on how to make Half Square Triangles. The first method makes 2 at a time, the second method makes 4 at a time and this method makes 8 at a time. It is for sure …

Backing fabric yardage how big is your quilt and what amount of fabric do you need for the quilt back?