half-square triangles

Gazebo time! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

The week is done - but not quite. I have one Zoom this evening - an odd time, but all that would fit everyone's schedule. Be sure to check it out -- it's all about Free Motion Quilting AND thread painting, and my session is excellent. The store? Sew Productive in Acton! You'll find some valuable tips for those who want to up their game with free motion or just get in the game.

So, I have almost a free day to do what I want. It's more like playing catchup than getting anything done! I've already tidied ...

added by Elaine 1 week, 6 days ago. under backyard , half-square triangles , lexi , long arm , murphy

Celebrate your wins! Always! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I am reporting that I made those extensions work! But not the most efficient way, so I will continue that journey until I know I can easily replicate it. I struggled to find a program to convert the extensions and don't know if the program I found is consistent. I know that many of the issues are related to the content in the file. The goal is to turn around and teach others, and until I have it down pat, I will continue to work out the logistics. One of the best ways to learn anything is to try ...

added by Elaine 2 weeks ago. under half-square triangles , murphy , quotes

And then there was one! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

And I'm home! It felt good to sleep in my bed, but I'm also sad. Retreats are so much fun! I accomplished a lot, making me happy, and the girls were beside themselves when I arrived.

I was up early and trimmed my flying geese units for the 365-day quilt. I also trimmed some more of the half-square triangles.

Pressing and trimming

As the morning progressed, I was determined to finish trimming all the half-square triangles, sew the flying geese units together, and finish what I could on the current quilt top. I couldn't finish the quilt ...

added by Elaine 8 months, 1 week ago. under 365-quilt , half-square triangles , murphy , quilting retreat , retreat at the farm

Graduations; What do they mean? from Nestlings By Robin

Welcome to Graduation season!

As our future steps out of the

shadow of their parents and wanders

into their own way of doing things,

I thought it might be fun to

remember some of our own

graduated ideas.

Who remembers the first time

we realized that we didn't HAVE TO

do everything we were taught?

Who remembers that amazing

feeling of paying your own way

for the first time and then paying

for someone else too?

These seem like simple ideas but

they are the small ways that we

graduate from child thinking to

becoming adults.

When I designed ...

added by Robin 1 year, 11 months ago. under etsy , graduation , half-square triangles , nestlings by robin , piecing

Half-Square Triangle Tips from Patchwork Sampler Blog

Tomorrow, the second block in The Celebrate Quilt chunk of the month will be released. This quilt requires a lot of half-square triangles. You may already have a favorite construction method. If so, go ahead and use it to make your triangles. I give the finished size required for all of them. Just make sure that’s the size you end up with. If you don’t have a favorite method, continue reading for a few triangle tips and tricks.

If you have been here any time at all, you know that I am always looking for the easiest and ...

added by Rhonda R 1 year, 11 months ago. under half-square triangles , hst , quilting , triangles (Comments)

April Challenge: Half-Square Triangles from Patchwork Sampler Blog

The “Use Fabric” Challenge for April is Half-Square Triangles. This is such a basic unit in quilting, yet many quilters struggle to find accuracy and consistency when piecing them. Next week I will start a series on various construction techniques for half-square triangles (HST) so you can get good results every time.

It has become common for patterns to instruct you to cut oversize and then square up the HST to size. Since I specialize in efficient, practical, and time-saving techniques, this just breaks my heart. At my age, I don’t have enough time left to trim slivers from ...

added by Rhonda R 1 year, 12 months ago. under april 2023 challenge , carpenter star , half-square triangles , hst , quilting , scrap quilt (Comments)

Exploding Heart Kit Quilt Tutorial from The Cutting Table Quilt Blog - A Blog for Quilters by Quilters

The Exploding Heart Kit Quilt Tutorial from Missouri Star Quilt Co.

Life is a whirlwind of extremes. Happy times; hard times. Miracles and loss. But as our hearts are stretched in a thousand directions, they sure do grow!

If you’re anything like me, you pour your emotions into your quilts. And this week’s quilt is bursting with love!

Watch Jenny stitch up the wildly popular Exploding Hearts quilt by Laura Piland for Slice of Pi Quilts. This stunning heart quilt is a triumph of triangles with half-square triangles, hourglass blocks, and quarter-square triangles, too. (We love Exploding Hearts SO MUCH, we created a kit with the pattern and beautiful ...

added by Dalton Gentry 3 years, 1 month ago. under beginner quilt kit , easy beginner quilt , exploding heart quilt , half-square triangles , hourglass quilt block , how to quilt , jenny doan , kaffe fassett , laura piland , missouri star , missouri star quilt co , missouri star quilt company , msqc , quarter-square triangle , quilt , quilt kit , quilt tutorial , quilting , quilting tutorial , slice of pi quilts , tutorial , tutorials (Comments)

FLOURISH: New QAL from Nestlings By Robin

Well-Loved Ladies was a Huge success
and we still have many that are
working on it because it really
isn't a quick project:)

As promised many moons ago,

a smaller more attainable project

would be next so that those

intimidated or not up to the

task of WLL would be able to

join the quilt along fun and

sharpen their skills for when

they are ready to tackle WLL.

Twice a month starting July 1st,

I will present a tutorial via a

post here & FB that prepares us

for the next step in the quilt along.

You will need ...

added by Robin 3 years, 9 months ago. under embroidery , fabric , flourish , flourish qal , flying geese , fusible applique , half-square triangles , hand applique , nestlings by robin , pdf downloads , piecing , quilt along , quilt patterns , well-loved ladies

TWINKLE WHEELS from Nestlings By Robin

Meet Twinkle Wheels

featuring

Connecting Threads'

new line of fabric

I was fortunate enough to

design a new pattern for them

and I needed to test out the

block design since I

was doing something a bit

different for me:)

OK, not the first part that

starts with half-square triangles

(some of my favorites to

design with:).

Figuring out how to align

the center bit was a tiny

challenge but it

worked out wonderfully

(if I do say so myself:)!

Here is my cover with

the finished quilt and

the second layout you

get from your cut aways

so there ...

added by Robin 3 years, 9 months ago. under connecting threads , half-square triangles , nestlings by robin , second color way , second quilt layout , stained glass fabric , twinkle wheels

Bramble Blooms from Nestlings By Robin

The May issue of AQ Magazine is out and you will
find my Bramble Blooms within its fine pages.

Let's talk fabrics:)

My fabric supplier was very

generous with this HARLOW

collection from Northcott.

There is some truth to having too many decisions:)

Sometimes you need to try a new

technique, quilt style, or in this

case, a new block.

I have an affinity for pinwheel

blocks and tried something new

this time by splitting one square of

a half-square triangle set up

before stitching together.

It gives some fun extra movement.

Then you chain piece

every step of ...

added by Robin 3 years, 10 months ago. under aq magazine , bramble blooms , chain piecing , fabrics , free-motion quilting , fusible applique , half-square triangles , hydrangeas , nestlings by robin , northcott , quilt designer , warm and cool colors

Quilting Life February Challenge: HST’s from A Quilting Life

February Challenge Project Featured by Top US Quilting Blog, A Quilting Life

Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing the Quilting Life February Challenge. The January challenge was a lot of fun for me not only because of what I was able to finish but also because I saw so many fun projects finished by blog readers and YouTube Channel viewers. I’m actually sharing two ideas this month–one of […]

The post Quilting Life February Challenge: HST’s appeared first on A Quilting Life.

added by sherri McConnell 4 years, 1 month ago. under half-square triangles , monthly challenge , scraps (Comments)

Sweet Persimmons from Nestlings By Robin

I have never had a persimmon

and maybe I should try

one now that I have named

a quilt after them:)

New in the November

issue of AQ Magazine

meet Sweet Persimmons.

This sweet design started

out in a 30s rendition.

Once I started thinking in Autumn

colors, I came up with this palette.

Still really like it and may have

to put this grouping to work

in another project!

Looks great, right?

Sometimes I can't see past my

own vision but I also had

this Sandy Gervais print sitting

around that I had been wanting

to use in ...

added by Robin 4 years, 5 months ago. under aq magazine , aqs , half-square triangles , hand applique , hand work , labels , needle turn , nestlings by robin , pom poms , quilt magazines , quilting , rotating cutting mat , sandy gervais

Quarantine SQUIRREL... from Nestlings By Robin

Hello again.

I hope I am not the only

one suffering from

'Squirrel' syndrome during

this quarantine....?

Pretty sure I am not

and thought I would share

a few of the things I have done

since this began.

We went to Chicago mid March

for a baby shower and that was

the first time I had really taken

my head out of my work long

enough to notice what was going on.

When we got home, I started making

some masks for my youngest

who works in a unit that

was being transformed into

a Covid unit and that freaked ...

added by Robin 4 years, 9 months ago. under applique , covid 19 , half-square triangles , hand piecing , magazine work , paper piecing , quarantine , scrap quilts , scrappy , squirrel

An Unmetered Ode to PreCuts from Quilting Studio Adventures

I love PreCuts. I LOVE them. Buying fabric is expensive. Finding a fabric line by a designer might mean hundreds of dollars. But what if you really love the designer and the fabric line? Then PreCuts are the answer. There are Layer Cakes - a stack of forty 10" x 10" fabrics from the same collection - see above left, Chalk & Charcoal by Jennifer Sampou for Robert Kaufman. There are Charm Packs, a stack of forty 5" squares - see above bottom right, Modern Backgrounds More Paper by Zen Chic. There are even MiniCharm Packs, forty 2.5" squares. Hiding in the upper ...

added by Donna 4 years, 10 months ago. under half-square triangles , jack , precuts

Beach Glass from Nestlings By Robin

Available now....

This is Beach Glass, a fun easy quilt

that will look fantastic in any color way

and has many design options!

It came about through a call for

submissions from Annie's.

They were looking for quilts

that had one block versatile enough

to create multiple quilts just

by "twisting and turning" the blocks.

VIOLA'!

Once a color way was chosen,

I made a test block to verify

there would be enough value

differentiation.
I found my perfect fabric with
Connecting Threads in their
Sea From Space collection
which is All Batiks!

Easy way to verify you are ...

added by Robin 5 years, 1 month ago. under annie's , batiks , beach glass , connecting threads , half-square triangles , nestlings by robin , quilter's world , twist and turn , versatile blocks

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