Quilting Hack: Make 32 Half-Square Triangles at Once

Do you have a project involving many half-square triangles in the same prints? If so, you’ll find this quilting hack by Sugar Stitches Quilt Co. useful! Make 32 HSTs at once with this simple technique. You no longer need to do them one by one, which can be really tiring. Keep on reading or watch the video below for full instructions.

Materials

• two 13″ fabric squares
• straight pins
• quilting rulers in different sizes
• iron or ironing board
• mechanical pencil or fabric marking pen
• rotary cutter and cutting mat

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Instructions

Step 1:

Take the lighter fabric square and place it face down on your work surface. Draw a center line in both directions. Draw two diagonal lines from corner to corner.

Step 2:

Think about in quadrants. Draw a diagonal from point to point in each quadrant to make a diamond in the center.

Step 3:

Take your other square and place the light square on top, right sides together. Pin the fabrics together to avoid shifting when sewing.

Step 4:

If you’ve made half-square triangles with drawn lines before, you may be tempted to sew it in all directions. Take note that you will not be doing that with a 32-at-a-time method. Do not sew on the sides of the center lines, but sew on all the diagonals. Sew a quarter of an inch on all of the diagonals.

Step 5:

Remove your pins and cut on the center lines. Get one of the quadrants, and cut into the center in both directions. After that, cut directly on the diagonal lines. Repeat with the other quadrants.

Step 6:

Open each of the half-square triangles and press them flat. After that, trim each block.

If you like this simple technique, make sure to follow Sugar Stitches Quilt Co. on Youtube. She has a lot of video tutorials for you. 

Quilting Hack: Make 32 Half-Square Triangles at Once