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Half square triangles are a basic quilt block unit so it is good to have some quick and accurate techniques to make them. Working with triangles can be tricky since one or more of the edges will be cut on the bias, which is a 45 degree angle to the fabric's crosswise and lengthwise grain. The bias edge will be very stretchy which could easily distort the shape.Accurate cutting, an accurate scant 1..

Partial Seams are used when you need to join pieces around a center square. Basically you are going to sew a partial seam on one piece of fabric and come back to it later. The partial seam helps you line up the subsequent pieces of fabric without having to do a set-in seam.If you'd like to follow along with this tutorial. Cut four light green 4 1/2" x 1 1/2" strips and one dark green 4 1/2" x 4 1/..

Back-to-Front binding is a quick binding technique where you make the quilt backing big enough to fold over to the front of the quilt and become your binding.Quick Tips Before We BeginMake sure your backing is at least 2" bigger than your quilt top before you start quilting. This will leave enough for the Back-to-Front binding.Avoid quilting off of your quilt top into the extra batting and backing..

DefinitionBatting is the filling used in quilts and quilted projects. It is composed of many different fibers and comes in the shape of batts, mats, or sheets which is where it gets its name. It can be bought in pre-cut sizes or by-the-yard. Sometimes it is also called padding or wadding. It serves to give your quilting definition, adds dimension/thickness to your quilted project and determines ho..