How to make Half Square Triangles - fast, easy and accurately! 

I can't believe my eyes! I never liked the half square triangle patterns because I was hating the tedium of the cutting and the sewing. This is phenomenal and I am really itching to give this a whirl. Thank you so much for this! Wow!

Thank you for showing all of the adjustments and lining up where most tutorials edit that out. More is learned from the "imperfections" than if you had taken that out. Your tutorials are priceless. Thank you for teaching us the end results of your years of experience!

I’ve seen so many ways of making HST, but never this method. How interesting. I thought I had seen them all. Brilliant, thank you! I really enjoyed that method.

This totally takes the tedious and boring task of making multiple HST's! LOVE IT! Thank you, Carla!

Omg I'm speechless! I've bought a ruler just to make these...my instructor never mentioned this method before. Thank you!

Wow! This was posted 6 yrs ago....Im watching Dec 12, 21. What a game changer for hst! Tfs

I hate squaring half square triangle blocks - this eliminates the slowest and most aggravating part. Thanks.

I can make 100 in an hour, they don't require squaring or pressing. I do take care when cutting apart. If the cut line goes crooked then the units won't work. So i challenge you to just try it. My techniques are shortcuts for those of you that are already thinking of the next project when making the current one. Hope you find it a time saver.

What a quick and easy method thank you so much!

I think all your shortcut kits are absolutely wonderful and I have just ordered them. I can't wait to get started.

First time I've seen your show I love how you sew ty very much I love ❤️ it

I love making quilts that use HSTs but they take FOREVER to make and then square up. I want to run home right now and try this method ... thanks so much!

Carla, love your notebook. You break it down so anyone can do it and I don't need to buy a bunch of tools. Thanks, you're brilliant!

If you make your strip units with bias strips, you don't have to make that sacrifice (four bias edges), but it's still a shortcut to masses of tidy little units! Add that "triangle math" 1/2" to your strip width when using 45deg bias strips.

That is brilliant! ! You are one smart lady! Thank you soo much for sharing 😁 Will have to get some of your short cut sheets!😀

Thank you so much for sharing this idea. So much easier for making half Square Triangle blocks

Carla is truly a "fabric engineer!"

Your explanation assumes we can read your mind. Inadequate teaching.

thanks soo much! made my HST s so much better and faster using your method!

Great tutorial for OCEAN WAVES. THANK YOU!!!

Wow, so fast, will try next time, thank you for this, I hate cutting them so this will be much more accurate and quick!

Thank you! This is gonna be GREAT for an idea I have for broken dishes I was wondering if I was up for making all those HST's !

It's good idea, thank you so much for teaching us. I will certainly try this and i'm waiting for the next project. May God bless you

Absolutely brilliant!! Thanks for sharing f!

I saw this method in a book once; my eyes crossed trying to make sense of what they were saying.

Very clever!

Thank you, this is very straight. Forward.

I have used Carla's method for half square triangles and flying geese. Fast and easy.

Bloody brilliant method

Thanks for showing this method!

Does the short cut tips tell you yardage needed when piecing to get a given amount of HST? That would be helpful.

Very cool.

Thnk U very much of showing d methods how to cut all types of cuttings

Wow, that was amazing! Thanks for teaching me a whole new way

Strip stick! Genius!

I will certainly try this. It is a great timesaver.

BRILLIANT IDEA

Thank you for sharing this. I'm going to be checking it out today. Thank you. I'll let you know how I do.😊

Brilliant. So much time saved☺

I need to make 2 1/2" finished HSTs. What width do I I cut my strips?

Wow! Amazing!

Carla, there must be a way to cut Half RECTANGLE triangles from strip sets as well? Got a cheat sheet for those? It is a unit I love but they are tedious to make in any number.

That was pretty cool. Tryin to learn new patterns to make zipper pouches. On the big piece before can we get an angle colors if I wanted a 6.5 by 8 piece for a zipper pouch sorry hard to explain.

Fantastic!

That was very clever.

That is slick! I will have to try it.

Wow this is awesome

Mmmm 🤔 you should have a Link to your website below from this platform!;)

Just found your channel. I'm a fairly new Quilter & this looks like a great method. I was wondering whether the sheets show how much fabric to use to get a certain number of HSTs?

This looks great and all but it seems like the bias is on the edge. It does not feel right to call the HSTs.

Can you do a 7.5 inch - figured I would just add the variation between the varying sizes. Love this way. Thank you.

Fabulous method! Thanks so much.

The camera was too far away to see what your were trimming off the hst's - it wasn't at the seam end where you trimmed, but on one corner of the light fabric...hope you will explain why.

great idea! Thank you!

brilliant way thank you

I love of making quilts. Nd I'm doing

Cool! Thamks for sharing.

Thank you, I love

I see that you got off that 1///4" when you first used the slide the ruler up....

Very useful technique 👌

GENIUS!

Muy bello y facil

Realistically, and to insure accuracy of the finished HST measurement, should each HST unit be measured? If so, and squaring is needed, then I'm having a little difficulty grasping how this method truly is faster and easier than the four-at-a-time method. I'd love it to be true, but I noticed how you had to fiddle with constantly checking the accuracy of the previous cut before cutting the next strip. Please understand that I'm not intending to criticize your method in any way...I just have legitimate questions :-)

wow!

wonderful instruction. I have problems with my ruler slipping. I notice you do not appear to be pressing awfully firm on yours. Do you have something on your ruler to keep it from slipping?

this is great!

I am wanting 6 inch hst, so how wide do I make the strips?

Brilliant! Thank you so much!!

HI Carla, I am watching your tutorial and I was wondering how much fabric did you use to cut the strips? Thanks Wendy 5/2/18 Hi Carla, What was the size of the fabric you used to cut the strips? I thought I heard you say you had 4 layers of fabric-Wendy

What the wisest width strip this works with?

great way to make many hst's

What size is your ruler please

I bet this would work with jelly rolls to get a variety of color combos.

Mind=🤯

This looked like a good idea, so I tried it. I need 4 1/2" unfinished HST for Friendship Star blocks. When I went to cut the strips, I lost 4 1/2" L x 1" W strip of fabric on either side of my "points". Not worth losing this much fabric, so I am currently ripping the seams of the strips (28 of them) to save my fabric. Maybe this works only on 2 1/2" HSTs??

muito lindo !!!1

Thanks for showing use this short cuts

Where do I buy the sheets.

This may be fast but please be aware, every single side of these are on the bias. Beginning quilters beware! Seasoned quilters know how to handle bias but it can be very frustrating for a beginner quilter when those blocks go wonky. Try starching your fabrics first.

I need 5" block 😊math right now has been difficult, due to illness please help with strips size

I cringed and held my breath every single time that rotary blade did NOT get retracted. You are so fortunate that you didn't slice your hands when sweeping crumbs off the cutting table

There’s a problem with this method in that you end up with outside bias edges.

What brand is 24" riler?

WHERE CAN THESE SHEETS BE FOR SALE AND WHERE? i WOULD LIKE TO BUY THESE

Hi, Which circular cutter do you use?

Timesaver maybe - but seems to be that the edges are on the bias.

How can we get that short cut sheets?

We don't get d marking Ruler like u mark it .

hi carla , can you make a tutorial with one square

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Tutti i tutorial sono bellissimi ma in molti mancano le misure e soprattutto è un peccato che non sono tradotti in italiano

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you have a glare from the light hard to see your lines

I brought these some are really confusing.

Traducion Portuguese,please

Кыргыздын курагы ❤🚩🚩🚩

Класс..

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buenas noches. no entiendo por q nolo ablan en español