Monday, April 7, 2025

Short cuts

 I like short cuts. That is why I have always loved Eleanor Burns system of Quilt in a Day. So when I saw this method of doing half square triangles I had to give it a try.

Ok, so these are 10" squares. Right sides together. 

Sewn all the way around.

Draw a line from point to point.
In both directions.


Cut on the line in both directions.


And there you have it. Four HST already sewn together.

Which I made into a pinwheel. 

This makes a 13" square.

Yay for short cuts!










5 comments:

Maureen said...

Thank you for posting this here on your blog. I want to try making something quilt-like but I feel I have obstacles like lack of talent for choosing/combining fabrics, simple math and sewing straight! I still want to try though and I like this shortcut and the look of your block too.

dgs said...

I love shortcuts too.

Helenchaffin said...

that's a great short cut for pinwheel's!

Pam said...

Love this shortcut! I'm making a quilt using this technique. Google "Top of the Stairs" disappearing pinwheels. I'm loving how it's coming together

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

We are thinking alike as I just tried this method...saw The Inquiring Quilter's video on it and I thought it worked great. Pinwheels are a great little block.