Festival of Half Square Triangles
It’s my stop on the festival tour! If you haven’t stopped by Megan’s yet, be sure to get all the details, including prizes, here. There’s a line up of great bloggers sharing loads of inspiration over the next two weeks, follow along to jump start your next project!
I shared my new pillow, a little over a week ago, and decided to make it the focal point of my post today. I LOVE having this piece on our couch, and the kids have been fighting over who gets to use it. Maybe I’ll have to make another!
To make this pillow cover, I used one charm pack, and about a half yard of Kona Natural.
It’s a great way to experiment with a small amount of fabric, and put your HST skills to the test! The only spot I made plans for was around the perimeter of the pillow, with the colorful half facing out. Then I laid out the squares I wanted to include, and added all the HST’s. I had fun working randomly instead of my usual detailed plans. Deviating from the norm is so freeing,, and will push your creativity too!
I used 20 – 5″ charms to make 160 HST units, and I made a PDF to share my method with you! Typically I would not be excited about making 160 HST units, but this makes it fairly painless. In the PDF I also included multiple sizes, so you can make it work for many of your future projects. Print and enjoy!
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Measures 21″ square
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The pillow is just wonderful, Thank you!
Love seeing this pillow again! Gorgeous pops of color! Thanks for the pdf to use. :)
This is such a fun pillow!
Have a great day.
Always, Queenie
This pillow is absolutely gorgeous! The colours are fantastic! Thank you for sharing your pattern :-)
Beautiful pillow! I love HSTs.
Thanks for the pdf. I love finding new ways to use charm squares too.
Love this cushion!! Gorgeous :)
And the fact sheet you created on half square triangles is great–I have been playing with them myself after doing my first little pinwheel quilt with a charm pack and some solids–then I go inspired and made another with less wastage and more quilt! Your fact sheet takes out the double guess work for me, so thanks again!
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The pillow is just wonderful, Thank you!
Love seeing this pillow again! Gorgeous pops of color! Thanks for the pdf to use. :)
This is such a fun pillow!
Have a great day.
Always, Queenie
This pillow is absolutely gorgeous! The colours are fantastic! Thank you for sharing your pattern :-)
Beautiful pillow! I love HSTs.
Thanks for the pdf. I love finding new ways to use charm squares too.
Love this cushion!! Gorgeous :)
And the fact sheet you created on half square triangles is great–I have been playing with them myself after doing my first little pinwheel quilt with a charm pack and some solids–then I go inspired and made another with less wastage and more quilt! Your fact sheet takes out the double guess work for me, so thanks again!