Hello and happy Monday! The last week of November is here, and my to-do list is pretty long this week! I was able to stay home on Black Friday and do a little bit of Christmas decorating, but I have more to do and some deadline projects to finish up by next week as well. Today I’m sharing my Half-Square Triangles Video tutorial that I’ve been wanting to do for quite a while. I’m excited to have this one finished up.
Half-Square Triangles
And now for some talk about half-square triangles! I love making half-square triangles. They are one of the easiest blocks to start accumulating for scrap quilts because they are simple to make with leftovers from easy corner blocks and flying geese blocks. And, the method I use enables you to make two at a time. If I’m not using both, I’ll often save the extras for scrap projects. I made the block above almost entirely from saved half-square triangles that I keep in a bin along with squares the same size (2 ½″ x 2 ½″). Half-square triangles are an essential element of a lot of fun designs, and they are easy to make so that they measure absolutely perfectly!
Half-square triangle units are one of the components of my Pathways quilt above…
And they are a major component of my Family Tree quilt. I really do love half-square triangles!
Watch my new Half-Square Triangle Video here!
Find More Half-Square Triangle Resources Below:
- My earlier picture tutorial post for half-square triangles
- The ½″ ruler I used is from the Omnigrid Ruler Trio set here.
- My favorite ruler for trimming half-square triangles (shown my new video) And another ruler that works well if you prefer to press before trimming.
- My Half-Square Triangle Pillow Tutorial
- My Half-Square Triangle Table Runner Tutorial
- My Scrappy Bag with Half-Square Triangles Tutorial
Happy quilting! Oh, and I’ve included a Pinterest graphic below so you can access this page in the future if you need to watch again.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
T Holzer says
Thanks so much, Sherri. I have the fit to be quarter ruler, but I’ve yet to use it! I will give this a try.
Hildy says
I love to make HSTs (okay, to be fair only if I don’t have to make a few hundred at once) it’s so much fun to play with them!
Monica Kostak says
I need to put all my cut triangles in a BIN for a quick project (pot holder or mini or even pillow) I have lots of triangles I have been saving and can keep separated with baggies in ONE BIN. good idea-thanks!
Shadow says
Your video won’t load for me. Is there anywhere else I can watch it?
sherri McConnell says
You can watch it from my video page. I will be uploading it to my You Tube channel soon
Donna says
Love that little 1/2” wide ruler! Can you send the name or link.
Great tutorial, you’ve inspired me to make a stack with my pile if 2 1/2 square scraps I have
sherri McConnell says
I just added a link…it comes in a set of three, and I use them all! Thanks so much for adding this question!
Nancy Thompson says
Thanks Sherri!
Love your work and the video was well done!
I’m interested in trying your pathways quilt – it’s just lovely.
I’m starting to decorate for Christmas too!
Enjoy!
Nancy
sherri McConnell says
Thank you so much!
Kimberley says
Have you ever used a template such as Clearly Perfect Angles rather than marking each triangle? I’ve found that saves me a lot of time. I also like the Block Loc rulers for trimming half square triangles.