Comments on inspired by charm: HST stands for half-square triangle

looks great! i just cut out my first HSTs today, a...

2012-01-14T17:55:54.441-08:00

looks great! i just cut out my first HSTs today, actually ;)

Yay! So glad you're playing along! Love the fa...

2012-01-14T07:17:40.452-08:00

Yay! So glad you're playing along! Love the fabrics you're using! :)

Your block looks fantastic! I had the opposite pr...

2012-01-13T12:57:06.980-08:00

Your block looks fantastic! I had the opposite problem that you had, mine is about 1/4 inch too big all the way around, lol. Nice job!!!

I have a 1/4" seam presser foot and it's ...

2012-01-13T05:56:19.694-08:00

I have a 1/4" seam presser foot and it's really the best and most accurate guide for ensuring your seams are perfect.

Take care. :)

I was going to ask you the same question as free i...

2012-01-12T18:20:13.406-08:00

I was going to ask you the same question as free indeed. Making sure you are using a 1/4 inch seam allowance is key. I love the fabrics so much! It's going to look awesome.

Hee hee, I'm literally just down the road and ...

2012-01-12T15:43:13.930-08:00

Hee hee, I'm literally just down the road and then a little more from Samantha, and yes, when I saw the title of your post it caught my eye and I thought you were going to talk about taxes. I like your HST better!

In my country HST is a tax. I liked your post way ...

2012-01-12T14:17:59.367-08:00

In my country HST is a tax. I liked your post way better than a tax! :) I'm up here in the Great White North (which is actually quite green at the moment)

Hi Michael! I follow you on pinterest and decided ...

2012-01-12T10:58:22.121-08:00

Hi Michael! I follow you on pinterest and decided to check out your blog. I'm a quilter too, but have been at it awhile :) I don't know where you went awry, but the most notorious place is making usre of your 1/4" seam allowance. I use to just follow the edge of my sewing foot until I realized that it wasn't a 1/4" width! If you make a quilt of all the same block, it won't matter because all your blocks will be uniform to sew together. But with a sampler, it matters! The more pieces, the more off the block size will be. One method of determining proper seam allowance is to sew three 1.5" strips together...the center strip should measure exactly one inch wide...if not try again either moving your needle position over if your machine can do that or using a guide of some sort on the machine bed...a drawn line, a little pile of sticky post it notes etc, so you have something to line your fabric up with. Hope this is helpful? If ever you have questions feel free to ask. PS. Love the color combo you picked out to work with...YUM!
PPS: I'm Shelley aka Mickey on pinterest....