Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Stitch and Flip with EASY ANGLE AND COMPANION ANGLE RULERS

It's not just for HSTs anymore!

Do you love little corner triangles, but not the corner square marking and clipping?
With the EASY ANGLE ruler, you can get almost twice as many corners from a strip of material.
No marking. No trimming. No little leftover triangles.

Step one- cut piece to put the corners on.

Step 2- determine the size of the square the pattern calls for-
the picture shows a 1 inch "square"


Step 3-measure a 1 inch "square", and cut off the small triangle;

 The corner triangle cut off- this is the only waste.


 Step 4 - Cut a strip from your yardage the same width as the corner triangle needed.           (I needed a 1 inch strip)
        - cut length for however many triangles you need.
             (I only needed 2 for this demo).


Step 5 -    
 Cut the size triangle you need; you can cut multiple corners at once. (Handy for making snowballs)

 I used the ruler to cut off the other dog ears, for exact piecing.


Step 6 -           Match the pieces like so. Sew a 1/4" seam. There are wonderful videos on YouTube for this ruler. You really should watch one, it helps!



Step 7-       Check that the corners are still square (or rectangle).

If you still want HSTs for the border, use the ruler. It works great with no trimming needed.

Thanks!

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