Half Square Triangle Quilt Block Challenge -Check It Out!

[@dorothyschreyer6679]

My first quilt, still a top, was one I made when I was pregnant with my daughter, over 40 years ago, anyway was a HST quilt. Made from clothing scraps and cardboard template. Since I was used to sewing clothes, it had 1/2 inch seams as an older aunt said that is what I should use. 🙂

[@rickbazan4205]

So happy to see you using two rulers, instead of the lines on your mat.

[@aprilscraftroom]

I love doing it this way ❤️

[@winwinmyfriend4727]

This was the first block I learned how to do many years ago. I'm still learning things everyday with quilting. ❤ I'm still bad at it but I try that's all that counts. 😊I've learned alot from you. 🎉 and the many tips and tricks to quilting.

[@VioletWithey]

Great job of teaching the quick 8 method of making the HST's. I need a new long ruler. I need to look at Walmart.

[@wandawalker4191]

Thank you, April! This will be a fun challenge!!

[@lamerson771]

Thanks!!!! Love the way you put the block together. Very helpful!

[@jankalonick4771]

So proud of you April!! Pressing your fabric now. It took me a long time to figure out why my quilts were coming out WONKY!!!! My squares were in so many different sizes when I would press them after I sewed them, IMAGINE!!! Once I started pressing and using a little spray starch on my blocks and, MIRCLES UPON MIRCLES, my blocks needed little squaring up!!!

[@rosemaryrigney4251]

I think that’s a beautiful book, my grandkids love it! Love the challenge, see you next week 😊

[@franchesdun]

I use a towel for my steady betty.

[@Sewwithdebee]

HST are so flexible will look forward to seeing your blocks - and make a few along the way too

[@petmomful2260]

I am looking forward to more!!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you -- more to come!!!

[@kendranewton9071]

I love HST blocks! They are easy and so versatile.

[@tchr1106]

Crayola Thin washable markers are so wonderful.

[@petmomful2260]

Thanks. I will try those.

[@roseweaver3845]

Oh thank you for this. I have quite a few for my granddaughter...I'll be borrowing hers...lol

[@laris2328]

In the past, you had to trace the TRIANGLE template onto the back of the fabric and cut it out. You needed to cut 80 triangles. Then you needed to DRAW the 1/4" sewing line onto EACH TRIANGLE. Then pick 2 triangles and sew them on the line. Then you ironed them open and squared them up. This was from a book printed in the early 90s. You've come a long way baby.

[@paulabecker7483]

I remember seeing this in a book. 😂

[@connieking9873]

Oh you are so right. I remember a coworker cutting triangles out on her breaks ( we worked night shift). There wasn’t rotary cutters mats or anything fancy just her cardboard template. This was in the late 80’s early 90’s.

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

You may want to check out the book "Coat of Many Colors" (written by Dolly Parton and Illustrated by Brooke Boynton-Hughes). Like Dolly's song, the book teaches children not to bully other people over issues they have no control over. It's a story of a patchwork coat made long before patchwork coats and jackets become high fashion. You will love this beautifully illustrated book.

[@aprilscraftroom]

I will ❤️

[@paulabecker7483]

I have read the book and watched the movie. It is a must read

[@SharonRStudio]

Thank you for this. I always seemed to get one of the blocks upside down or backwards before. Love the do not break thread method.

[@debbiedobbins6785]

This is going to be a great series. HST’s are my arch nemesis for sure. Those little points love to play hide and seek with me when I sew them together. 🫣 have a wonderful week Miss April. 🤗🤗

[@carenstory8425]

Looks great ❤ enjoy your book ❤

[@shanegeis2696]

Love this thank you so much for doing this 1/2 square triangle challenge

[@szelop]

I’ve been to Ireland & it was fabulous!😊

[@JeanMcDoniel]

Thank you for the HST tutorial...looking forward to the series.

[@tinahauser8864]

Thank you for doing this video! I have a love/hate relationship with HST 😂

[@darlenegreen6821]

impressive🎉

[@SusanMirro]

Thank you for a wonderful challenge. I was looking for something to do this week. I'm making table toppers for my end table. I'm using Christmas fabric. Again...thanks

[@cindygoode3185]

Watched your replay and so glad you are doing these videos. I moved to Florida in July and have not met any quilters yet so I’m sewing along with you.

[@luanneedwards8846]

I'm in Lake City Florida

[@marlaatml]

Thank you. I can't wait to try this.❤

[@juliechao3638]

Enjoying the replay ❤

[@susanshultz4558]

I love the Little Ghost. There is a quilt pattern that goes with it to make the ghost quilt

[@bridgetwhite5547]

Great video thank you 🎉

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thanks for watching!

[@junehanson7865]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@rhondahallet8413]

Love this block sew along! Great idea.

[@paulabecker7483]

I'm a little late starting. I watched the whole video. I just needed to decide on which fabrics to use. Thank you April

[@deathdiablo22]

I just bought the strip tube ruler and I think I'm going to be using it to make some hst. I think it'll be easier than having to trim down all squares.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Yes!!!

[@theresathomas1400]

If we are using 9 HST and only get 8 HST from the 10 inch square--what dimensions do we cut of both fabrics to make the 9th HST? Great tutorial and love the manner in which you teach giving us unique skills. Happy Fall This would be a unique quilt of valor. I’m in the process of making several now. USAF registered nurse 74-76. 100% military disabled veteran I celebrated my 75th birthday 7/11 this year 🎊 🎉🥳

[@Dee_B23]

Thank you for your Service! A belated Happy Birthday to you!

[@pamlumpkin1829]

Thank you for your service

[@marionleep8612]

I made a quilt copying the ghost quilt. It came out cute

[@jackielam6284]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge of hst i may join you and sew a hst sampler. Thank you so very much. Scrappy

[@janeahrens572]

Bazillion… Not to be confused with Brazilian!!🤣😀😂😁😄

[@vickiporter2945]

Good morning! Love the video….no Oliver sleeping in?

[@janolson4579]

I had some precut squares that I used, but my hst turned out to be 4 inches instead of 4 1/2.

[@judypurcell954]

I likecto use a frixion pen

[@christinehl4310]

You’re totally correct in saying there are a gazillion ways to make HST. Thanks for the reminder on the Steady Betty. Have one and have forgotten about it since I started using my wool mat. Are all the HST in future blocks going to be 4 1/2” unfinished?

[@susanbrown7543]

Love watching you. I have one little suggestion, put right sides together first. Hope that’s helpful.

[@dianefoote9759]

I was thinking the same thing to have right sides together.

[@mariejohns1387]

Love hsts!! Thats a cute block April. Is that the little rebel that you’re sewing on?

[@kriscecere3601]

You mean on both sides right? Either side sounds like one side!😬

[@annettenichols2289]

April, are the blocks going to be a size we can easily put together for a quilt top? I just made a floral hst 9 patch like you demonstrated. Think I ll do a patriotic one at the same time.

[@elizabethamis9376]

Oh dear, what happened to the dark fabric? Whatever happened, it was a excellent tutorial. Thanks for sharing. ❤👍from Somerset UK

[@marthathompson3845]

When using your ruler just draw a line on both sides. Sew on the lines then cut in between no need to draw the middle line

[@liselang2676]

How big are the blocks? When you make your four blocks do you just add at the top bottom side in order to make a bigger star ? I'm asking because I want to make a quilt that is bigger than 4 blocks.

[@kittyscottpdx]

I’ve got some layer cake squares that I’ve been wanting to use for a while unfortunately there’s not a lot of variance meaning there’s like eight of each print. Is the goal to use mostly two colors? I was hoping when I used these to put a little pop color here and there with them because they are pretty much black-and-white.

[@carolynforehand3490]

How did you end up with different blacks in that block?

[@rhondawaldron]

What a challenge you made EIGHT HSTs and magically made a block with NINE! After showing the original block pattern we were making it with SIXTEEN HSTs???

[@christinahall3318]

I had that question. Are you making two 16 patch blocks?

[@lindaholt1952]

That is probably why there are two different black fabrics. She had to make some more squares.

[@chriswilford3576]

Remember she cut out two times ten inch blocks. Obviously she didn’t show the sewing of the second block into eight HST’s. This means she has 16 HST’s, hope this helps clear it up for you.😊 The second set used all 16 HST’s 😊😊 Also since she forgot to trim the edge when cutting the ten inch squares, so she’s probably cut another set, hence the two different black fabrics. 😂😂😍😍

[@christinahall3318]

@@chriswilford3576 so are we making two 16 HST’s blocks?

[@rhondawaldron]

@@chriswilford3576 No she definitely showed TWO Nine HST blocks at the end No 16 HST block at all. 2x9 is EIGHTEEN so that wasn't it.

[@wildyard46]

You made 8 blocks but used 9 in your block. Where did you get the 9th block? I mean, are all the blocks going to be 9P, so we need to make extras for all of them?

[@carol-anncox759]

I thought the picture of the block showed 16 HSTs ( 4 rows by 4 columns). Just checking. 😅

[@szelop]

How do you like your Rebel?

[@christinahall3318]

So the pattern is a 16 patch and you made two (2) 9 patch blocks. Are we making one 16 patch or (2) nine patch blocks or (2) 16 patch? I’m a bit confused - sorry.

[@rhondawaldron]

Me too

[@dianecarlson2918]

are you not squring up your hsts?

[@KimtheElder]

I'm new at quilting, but isn't that what she did when she used the 4 1/2 square to cut off the dog ears? Still trying to learn it all :)

[@dorothytackett9943]

That's called the easy eight method.

[@rhondawaldron]

That's why I thought she cut out 4 ten inch blocks 2 white 2 black so she would get a total of 16 like the pattern she showed. But she ended with 2 9 blocks????

[@judypurcell954]

Faster if you cut your fabrics right sides together!

[@deemoody1954]

Doesn’t this 8 at a time HST method put all the edges of the HSTs on the bias? I would rather do the 2 at a time HST. Yes it takes longer, but all the outside edges are on the straight of grain and stable.

[@today1more2]

Breaking thread? Cutting thread sounds much better.

[@janetdinatale9861]

So everyone finally figured out what the pattern was at 30:00 minutes into the video when you held up two 9-patch hst blocks. Hope no one went by the picture you put up earlier (2:20 minutes into the video) which was a 16-patch hst block. Other than not knowing what we were making in the end, good video.

[@barbaraherron-mangel1116]

You changed material on the 2nd and 3rd rows. What happened to the original ones??? I see that you made 2 blocks not 1 sorry.

[@aprilscraftroom]

I did mixing and matching and yes I made 2 blocks. The first fat quarter didn’t make enough blocks for the second design so I added more.

[@livingweirdestherc6644]

Thanks for sharing 😊