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11-01-2010, 07:26 AM

#41

Nolee

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Originally Posted by Deb watkins

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Originally Posted by Sharoni

I actually prefer to sew strips together, press open the seam and cut the half square triangle with a template

I just got Rhonda's templates for this purpose. She is amazing!

Who is she and where can I find these templates?

11-01-2010, 08:16 AM

#42

Prissnboot

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Aside from the numerous bias reasons stated above, I find this a much easier method of achieving the triangles. Short cuts work for me!

11-02-2010, 03:26 AM

#43

TX GMimi

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Thanks for the website - I've just watched it - WOW! Maybe now I can do half-square triangles.

And to Hevemi - thanks for the info about measurements - I'm off to sew!!!

:thumbup: :thumbup: to both of you!!

11-02-2010, 04:48 AM

#44

MarthaT

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Originally Posted by grann of 6

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Originally Posted by scrapykate

I love thangles!! haven't tried any other method. I do find that ironing the dark side up before tearing the paper off makes the paper come off easily.

I thought they seemed expensive for just some paper strips. I bought a plastic thing that you put from one corner to the other and mark in the slots with chalk. I like this method, works well for me.

While you do pay extra for the "paper strips", they actually save you fabric because the way the triangles are laid out; they already have one of the "dog ears" cut off of each triangle. The fabric strips are cut a little narrower than if you cut the full width of the square needed for the triangles. When you make a quilt with as many 1/2 square triangles as the one I made (see avatar pic), I believe they pay for themselves in fabric saved and save sooo much detailed cutting and are very accurate.

11-03-2010, 03:16 AM

#45

TX GMimi

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Originally Posted by Nolee

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Originally Posted by tooMuchFabric

If you cut squares and then cut across from corner to corner, you have raw bias edges for the hypotenuses of your triangles.
If you sew all the seams before you cut the triangles, you never have a raw bias edge, only stable sewn seams.

hypotenuse..........I haven't heard that word since high school, almost 50 years ago. I kept TELLING the math teacher I'd never need to know, LOL, and I didn't.

My 9th grade math teacher made me promise I'd never ever take anything that resembled alegra II, geometry, trig, calcula, etc. That I'd go back to business math. Wish I could have handled the harder "stuf "!! Never did I know I'd need it now! :lol: :lol: :lol: Oh well....I keep trying!

11-03-2010, 03:22 AM

#46

TX GMimi

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Originally Posted by QuiltingLee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekYpJzHoW6E

Watched the video, then went to work! WOW! Happy Days! What a fast and easy way to make hst!! I think my 9yr old granddaughter could even sew the squares...we'll try that this afternoon. Not to be biased, I'll try Thangles next to see which is best for me. (I have a friend that swears by them.)

11-03-2010, 03:29 AM

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sewNso

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so, if my old fashioned pattern calls for 4 7/8 in sq's cut, to make l/2 sq traiangles. i need to buy 4" thangles. right? prob, i will just take junk matarial and practice making my pattern, before i start cutting the whole quilt. that's what i usually do.

11-03-2010, 03:40 AM

#48

katiebear1

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Originally Posted by pester

Thanks I'm getting the hang of keeping a good seam allowance off the pencil line rather than the cut edge. Thanks I fiqured their was a good reason so thanks for shareing.

You should get a quarter inch foot or it is also called a quilters foot. It makes all the difference in the world.