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How do you sew half-square triangles together using a grid method?

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Quilters are always looking for different, possibly quicker and more accurate methods to sew triangles together. Years ago, a quilter discovered a method for sewing half-square triangles together as a panel, and then cut them apart.

Instead of describing it, here is a short two-part video demonstrating how to create the grid, sew the fabric, and cut the pieces apart, resulting in two-tone squares:

Follow this link to watch the demo

Happy Quilting!

Penny Halgren
www.How-to-Quilt.com
www.TheQuiltingCoach.com

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Last Updated
6th o February, 2009

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Comment #1 (Posted by Naomi )
I would like to have the printed instructions for the triangle grid. I think this would save a lot of time. I didn't find any place where I could print the instructions out. Thank You
Comment #2 (Posted by Penny Halgren )
Thanks for letting me know. I think I fixed it, but if it breaks again here is the actual link: http://www.graspr.com/collection/How-to-Sew-Half-Square-Triangles-Using-a-Grid-1 My video is posted on graspr.com Happy Quilting! Penny Halgren www.How-to-Quilt.com www.TheQuiltingCoach.com

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