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Tips for Half-Square Triangle Piecing

May 2, 2017 By Editor & filed under Blog, Tips & Ideas.

If you’re tired of following someone else’s patterns and are ready to get creative with your quilt designs, half-square triangles are the perfect way to start. Using these simple two-piece blocks, you can create hundreds of different quilt top designs, from simple pinwheels to intricate portraits. Half-square triangles are the most versatile of all the…

Precision Quilt Piecing Part 8: Piecing Blocks and Borders

September 16, 2015 By Carole Fure & filed under Projects.

Heads up! This article is part of a series on precision quilt piecing techniques. Make sure to read the previous installment of this series here. Congratulations! You’ve made it to the final installment of my series on precision quilt piecing techniques! You now know how to precision piece seven different units. Think of how many…

Precision Quilt Piecing Part 7: Fancy Half Square Triangle

August 31, 2015 By Carole Fure & filed under Projects.

Heads up! This article is part of a series on precision quilt piecing techniques. Make sure to read the previous installment of this series here. This method for making the fancy half square triangle will increase your efficiency as well as your accuracy. The unit is made using two small squares, two rectangles, and one…

Precision Quilt Piecing Part 6: Triangle in a Square

August 21, 2015 By Carole Fure & filed under Projects.

Heads up! This article is part of a series on precision quilt piecing techniques. Make sure to read the previous installment of this series here. The simplest method for piecing a triangle in a square is to use the Tri-Recs ruler set. The Tri ruler is used for cutting the center piece and the Recs…

Precision Quilt Piecing Part 5: Square in a Square

August 10, 2015 By Carole Fure & filed under Projects.

Heads up! This article is part of a series on precision quilt piecing techniques. Make sure to read the previous installment of this series here. The most efficient and accurate method for piecing a square in a square involves some waste. With this method however, you will be able to easily and accurately make any…

Precision Quilt Piecing Part 4: Flying Geese

July 29, 2015 By Carole Fure & filed under Projects.

Heads up! This article is part of a series on precision quilt piecing techniques. Make sure to read the previous installment of this series here. The method for piecing flying geese that is the most efficient as well as accurate begins with five squares. One large square and four small squares will give you four…

Precision Quilt Piecing Part 3: Quarter & Triple Triangle Squares

July 13, 2015 By Carole Fure & filed under Projects.

Heads up! This article is part of a series on precision quilt piecing techniques. Make sure to read the previous installment of this series here. The most accurate and efficient method for piecing quarter and triple triangle squares is to make them from a half-square triangle. Other techniques for piecing these units involve cutting and…

Precision Quilt Piecing Part 2: Half-Square Triangles

June 30, 2015 By Carole Fure & filed under Projects.

Heads up! This article is part of a series on precision quilt piecing techniques . Make sure to read the first installment of this series here. While there are multiple techniques for quilt piecing half-square triangles, I find the most efficient method is to obtain half-square triangles units from a square. Other techniques require working…

Precision Quilt Piecing Part 1: Squares

June 23, 2015 By Carole Fure & filed under Projects.

After recently purchasing yet another ruler, I had to ask myself why? Couldn’t one of the over thirty rulers I already have do what this new ruler does? This question sent me on a mission to critique the various techniques for piecing and to determine which methods are the most accurate and efficient for creating…