Discover Design: Playing With Half-Square Triangles

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Bring your design dreams to life! Use easy half-square triangle techniques to customize, resize and design quilts for the results you’ve always wanted.

Half-Square Triangles (HSTs)

Meet your instructor, quilter Monique Dillard, as she previews the skills and projects covered throughout the class. Get inspired by the wide variety of gorgeous designs you can create using versatile half-square triangles (HSTs). Then, discover five easy-to-learn methods of making HSTs.

HST Art Piece

Turn your half-square triangles into a lovely piece of art! Monique shares simple ways to create and modify designs. You’ll also learn an effective technique for chain sewing pieces, as well as how to correctly press the finished rows. Complete the project by mounting the design to a small canvas.

Colorwash Batik Quilt, Part One

Build on the skills you acquired in previous lessons to make a striking colorwash batik quilt. See how to select and arrange your fabrics, then learn how to make a four-patch. Plus, Monique gives in-depth instruction on how to combine half-square triangles and four-patches into a cohesive quilt block design.

Colorwash Batik Quilt, Part Two

Finish working on the colorwash batik quilt you started in Lesson 3. Monique illustrates how to arrange and modify your finished quilt blocks to achieve a variety of distinct designs. In addition, you’ll learn the best way to assemble the quilt top and create a plain border.

Changing Quilt & Block Sizes

Learn how to make quilts in all shapes and sizes. Find out how to determine the correct measurements for your quilt. Want to enlarge a pattern? Monique shares a variety of creative design techniques you can use to make your quilts bigger. Plus, discover a simple way to resize quilt blocks.

HST Diamond Effect Quilt

Broaden your skill set by making Monique’s beautiful diamond effect quilt. Watch and learn how to create a wide array of lovely patterns using two sizes of half-square triangles. You’ll also see how to apply this same technique to pieced borders for an eye-catching effect!

Applying Design Principles

Complete the diamond effect quilt you started in Lesson 6. Monique illustrates how to arrange your quilt blocks in a way that enhances the overall design. In addition, you’ll discover more ways to finish off the look by adding attractive borders.