feline fanatic

The method the OP did sounds like sewing a square to either side of a rectangle. Yes you have to trim away the excess triangles in the corners but I have found the resulting triangles that are trimmed away can be sewn together to form HST. If your finished FG measures 2" x 4" your "scrap" hst will be 1 1/2" after trimming. I have loads of patterns that use that size and am saving them up to make a scrappy quilt in one of those patterns. It is only a waste if you toss the triangles bits you cut away. But if you save them in a ziploc baggie and sew them together ala Bonnie Hunters "leaders and enders" method they will accumulate quickly. And you will have them in perfect colors for more QOV quilts.

sval

Well, I wouldn't have thought to do that. What a brilliant idea. Maybe next time. Thanks.

eparys

I made three borders using this method. Made almost 250. Works fantastically. I made the just a bit bigger and trimmed a bit off.

Here is the finished quilt

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t247453.html

Onebyone

I use Accuquilt Go dies.

Deb watkins

I love the Wing Clipper from Deb Tucker. This one ruler will make 11 different sizes - no waste method as described in other posts. The trim down cut is less than 1/8th. I met her at the AQS show in Syracuse, NY, had her sign a pattern for me and also had a pic taken!

NiaJane

I saw a blog post recently by Anita Grossman Solomon in which she sewed the square on with the diagonal seam then moved out 3/8" toward the corner and stiched another diagonal seam beside the first seam. Next, she cut between the two seams and had a square made from the leftover half square triangles. She saves them for other projects.
Hope that makes sense...

sewbeadit

I use my Accuquilt, the only way I have been able to make good flying geese.

sval

Which Accuquilt do you have? I have been toying with the idea of getting one. Any advice? It seems you have to make the same blocks all the time or invest in a lot of dies. And you have to use certain sizes. so what do you do to follow a pattern that calls for a different size?

sval

It does make sense. I read that somewhere too. But after the fact. The pattern had two different size geese. So it would've made a lot of HSTs doing it that way.

gml

I use Deb Tucker's Wing Clipper. Little waste and high in accuracy. Check out her video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7WQpzknLGg