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    Old 11-03-2010, 09:11 PM
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    Very clever - thank you.
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    Old 11-04-2010, 04:02 AM
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    I'd forgotten about this way - thanks
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    Old 11-04-2010, 04:27 AM
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    Do you sew all the way to the end of each side or stop at 1/4 inch and turn and go up the next side? I can't tell from the picture.
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    Old 11-04-2010, 06:35 AM
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    Originally Posted by SherriB
    Do you sew all the way to the end of each side or stop at 1/4 inch and turn and go up the next side? I can't tell from the picture.
    I do both Sherri. Whatever strikes my fancy, but I usually stop 1/4 inch from the edge and turn the fabric, but it really doesn't make any difference. Have fun making the half square triangle.
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    Old 11-04-2010, 06:19 PM
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    How neat! Do you suggest the starching before sewing the edges or just before the cutting?
    Thank you for posting this.
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    Old 11-04-2010, 06:29 PM
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    Originally Posted by Qbee
    OK...why have I never seen this before?? That is TOO COOL!
    Ditto!! first time i'm seeing this.. hmmm guess i'm a newbie too then..

    Thanks for sharing!!!
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    Old 11-04-2010, 06:57 PM
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    starch starch starch starch and then sew them together without too much delay.
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    Old 11-04-2010, 07:23 PM
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    Thanks!
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    Old 11-04-2010, 08:30 PM
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    Originally Posted by MadeinMaine
    How neat! Do you suggest the starching before sewing the edges or just before the cutting?
    Thank you for posting this.
    I do not starch before cutting or sewing, but i do starch after I make the half sq. triangles. I should say "sizing" instead of starch. I use sizing on all my pieced blocks.
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    I use starch while the fabric is still uncut, that is to say, before there are any cut bias edges.
    When I try to starch or steam AFTER the bias edges are cut, they always become unsquared and out of true.
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