2-at-a-Time Half Square Triangle Method

Farmer’s Daughters Quilts Shop Manager, Dayna, loves the half square triangle (HST) because of how versatile they are in a quilt!  Twist and turn a HST and you have nearly endless quilt designs!

To get started we need to find out how big to cut your squares to create a HSTs, 2 at a time. The method below will provide an oversized HST so that you can trim to the perfect size:

2HST-chart

Place your cut squares right sides together (RST). Draw a line down the center diagonally. Sew a ¼” from each side of the drawn line. Cut apart on drawn line down the center diagonally. The blocks are slightly oversized so that you can trim to finished size listed. 

HST-2