Amanda, thank you so much for doing your tutorial on the RIGHT way to do HST. There are a couple of tuturial diva's out there that do not bother to teach the correct methods and I feel this is a disservice to beginning quilters. I am very glad to see a young person such as yourself teaching the correct way. Your quilt is beautiful. Janet
I have watched quite a few patchwork videos and I believe very strongly that yours are the best thing since vegemite. Thank you, thank you and thank you for all your efforts. I appreciate them very much and hope that one day soon you will be richly rewarded for your generousity. You are the best. You are clear in speech, fastidious in your handwork and cheery. Best wishes to you.
Love your videos! Even though I am an experienced quilter it is great to listen to your very calm and consistent instructions. Keep up the good work Girlie!
I am giving it a good run for the money, I am self teaching how to quilt (I can not sew at all!) I have lots of imperfections but still not bad looking! Thank you for sharing your tips and knowledge and I will keep practicing til I nail it!!
Love this tutorial! Of course I'm watching it in bed before I go to sleep but it's making me want to get up and sew! I think I'll definitely try a block out tomorrow. As always, your eye for color and pattern is spot on. I'm off to watch your haul video! :)
Liz G Thanks so much! I love that you were watching this in bed! Usually when I do that, I end up dreaming about sewing and making stuff! (My favourite kind of dream!) :D
Bethyboobug Thank you so much! It was great fun placing the HSTs in a way that balances out the block perfectly! I'm very happy with the finished result! So much so that I'm thinking of making this block into a mini quilt for my wall!
Hi just wanted to thank you for your great paper piecing instructions and tutorial. I have just finished my first project...Up and Away Ballon Mini Quilt. Now Im working on The Lion. I really appreciate it. I did need to play and sew for a couple of days!!! 😊😊
Hmmmmm clicked on your granny square quilt video. I’ve made one before using 2 1/2” squares and one more round of color squares before the background. But your comment about making the squares any size you like gave me a great idea! But glad you talked about your HST Squares quilt, the aqua is absolutely beautiful.
Hi Amanda I love watching you make your quilts you make everything look so easy I love all the different blocks and I will be having a go wish me look :) xx
I really like watching you do this, but oh my god, the patience. I could never do this! I also liked your time lapse embroidery videos. So impressive. I should do something instead of watching youtube.
Amanda thank you so much for this tutorial, I love it pleasekeep your tutorials coming you are amazing and I really love watching you, when will you be doing another quilt along?
angieb43 You're more than welcome!! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I haven't got another Quilt-Along planned at the moment but I'm hoping, maybe, to do a sampler type quilt-along later on in the year! x
Amanda I love the eassy way you teach .do you live in NSW.I'm in south coast nowra.I'd love to quilt along with you the easy triangle block .looks so easy when you do it .I love it when you tell about specials at spotlight .I go there. Thanks for your fun videos.ameliax
HI Amanda I'm new in quilt world and I really love your video tutorials! thank's for sharing Do you starch fabrics, because they are so perfects!! Thank you Erica
I love it. I have piles of Charm Squares that this would be perfect for. Just got to get the white fabric. And of course finish the 3 other projects I have going before starting on this one. HAHA. P.S. That is a really pretty blouse you're wearing in this video.
pomomary Gosh, I know the feeling! I have so many projects on the go, plus about a thousand more running through my head that I really want to start! :D Charm Squares would be perfect to make this block with! Great idea! PS. The blouse is new. I'm still a little unsure about the print - it's a bit 'hippie' like but I love the colours, although it being slightly big for me around the shoulders! Thanks for your lovely compliment! x
Hi there, I absolutely adore this quilt and the tutorial is fantastic. Thank you for putting this on here. I am n a bit of a pickle. I love the idea of making this quilt top as a gift for my friend. But I wish to make a very small version for her to use on her babies pushchair. I have no idea what size to cut the triangles down to to begin with. Have you any suggestions as to what sizes to change the triangles to please? It would be about half the size of a cot quilt that I would need to end up with. Sorry to ask, but I keep coming up completely blank when I try to work it out. Thank you for any help you can give me with this.
+sharon anderson Thanks so much for your great question! To make a smaller version of this block, cut your squares out at 3" (instead of 5.5" shown in the tutorial), piece the squares together to make the HSTs, trimming each one down to 2.5" (opposed to 5" shown in the tutorial). Piece each HST together in the same way I demonstrate in the tutorial, resulting in a block measuring about 10"x10" (the block in the tutorial measures 18.5"x18.5"). From here, make as many blocks as you need until you have the right size quilt top you had planned. I hope this helps you out a bit!! :)
+Amanda Rolfe Hi Amanda, I am so excited. I finished the baby quilt and it's so pretty. I am so grateful for your tutorial as it has resulted in something I am very proud of making. I have had no internet as the wind took my satellite dish down, so I didn't get to read your reply to my question until just now. I used 4.5" squares and it resulted in it being 4 of the final large squares in your tutorial. I am not sure how to upload a picture or if it is possible. I wish I could show you Amanda. Thank you and I am going to have a go at another of your patterns now as another friend wants a pram/pushchair quilt for her baby that she's expecting. Thanks again Amanda. X
Wonderful video. I have one question though. If you press all seams to dark side, aren't some of your seams going in the same direction? Will this be a problem with laying flat?
Hi Amanda, you are so amazing, I love your tutorials, so easy to follow. I would love to make these blocks a 12 in finished what size would I need to make the HST ? Thanks Kathy
Love this block!! Do you think it would work with 10" squares? I have a beautiful layer cake I want to make into something that doesn't involve cutting the fabrics up too much (they are all so beautiful). I could use a solid layer cake with it. I am a new quilter - do you think that would be too big?
I think 10" squares should work okay. You'll end up with a bigger block than what I did (obviously) but other than that, I think it'll be fine. :) Let me know how you go!
I want to make this as a companion quilt to the Quilt Along we have just completed. Could you give me the measurements of the final quilt and any tips on how much yardage to buy? Thank you, Amanda!
Ann Witten Hi Ann! The quilt that I made with this block measured roughly around 48"x50". Regarding fabric, I'd say to get roughly 1 to 1.5 yards of white fabric and you can easily get good usage from a wide range of fat quarters for the contrasting parts. :)
Yes, that is how I press my seams most of the time - always pressing towards to the darker side if possible. However, because this block has a lot of seams coming together in the seam allowances, pressing them open reduces bulky seams and helps to nest the HST points better together when sewing the rows together. Hope this helps! x
The blue/grey behind you is simply georgous.
I really enjoyed this. I am hoping to see more from you. Great teaching style.
Very clear and concise directions. This is also called the Depression Block related to the 1930's when quilts were made with material scraps.
Your tutorials are so clear and concise. For a young girl, you have charm and poise. I love your videos
Thank you! :)
Amanda, thank you so much for doing your tutorial on the RIGHT way to do HST. There are a couple of tuturial diva's out there that do not bother to teach the correct methods and I feel this is a disservice to beginning quilters. I am very glad to see a young person such as yourself teaching the correct way. Your quilt is beautiful.
Janet
+ThreadsbyJB Thank you so much!! This is the only way I feel comfortable making HSTs. It's quick(ish) and the results I get are always perfect! :)
I have watched quite a few patchwork videos and I believe very strongly that yours are the best thing since vegemite. Thank you, thank you and thank you for all your efforts. I appreciate them very much and hope that one day soon you will be richly rewarded for your generousity. You are the best. You are clear in speech, fastidious in your handwork and cheery. Best wishes to you.
+Splashiana Spencer Thank you so much for your lovely comment! It makes me so happy that you enjoyed watching it! :)
You are a master at color combinations! so beautiful!
Love your videos! Even though I am an experienced quilter it is great to listen to your very calm and consistent instructions. Keep up the good work Girlie!
Thanks! xx
Laurie Nichols square half triangles
I absolutely ❤ HST! Thanks for sharing this quilt tutorial. 👍
Yay! Measurements. Thanks for giving us the size to cut the squares.
I am giving it a good run for the money, I am self teaching how to quilt (I can not sew at all!) I have lots of imperfections but still not bad looking! Thank you for sharing your tips and knowledge and I will keep practicing til I nail it!!
Been looking for someone to show how to square up blocks forever. Thanks so much for this.
I absolutely LOVE this block! Can't wait to give it a go!
I think this is beautiful. I am going to try this block, along with a 100 others!! Thank you for your tutorials.
Naomi Shardlow Wonderful! Best of luck! :)
I enjoy your videos very much! Clear and concise instructions make me feel confident. Thank you!
Beautiful and I love the way you show us how to make the blocks.
Naomi Shardlow Thank you! :)
Love this tutorial! Of course I'm watching it in bed before I go to sleep but it's making me want to get up and sew! I think I'll definitely try a block out tomorrow. As always, your eye for color and pattern is spot on. I'm off to watch your haul video! :)
Liz G Thanks so much! I love that you were watching this in bed! Usually when I do that, I end up dreaming about sewing and making stuff! (My favourite kind of dream!) :D
Yay! Thanks for making this video! I love this block and you have a great eye for where to place the colored fabrics to really make the pattern pop!
Bethyboobug Thank you so much! It was great fun placing the HSTs in a way that balances out the block perfectly! I'm very happy with the finished result! So much so that I'm thinking of making this block into a mini quilt for my wall!
Thank you Amanda for your perfectly clear instructions. This is a beautiful block/quilt. Definitely on my to do list.
+makkasmum Thank you! You're more than welcome!! :)
Hi just wanted to thank you for your great paper piecing instructions and tutorial. I have just finished my first project...Up and Away Ballon Mini Quilt. Now Im working on The Lion. I really appreciate it. I did need to play and sew for a couple of days!!! 😊😊
Gorgeous block, love the colors of both. Thanks so much for the video tutorials!
Cindi Tyburski Thank you! It was a pleasure! :)
Best quilt block tutorial I've seen on TH-cam!
Zoe Schafer Yay! That's so great to know, thank you very much! :)
Hmmmmm clicked on your granny square quilt video. I’ve made one before using 2 1/2” squares and one more round of color squares before the background. But your comment about making the squares any size you like gave me a great idea! But glad you talked about your HST Squares quilt, the aqua is absolutely beautiful.
Just beautiful. Looks so easy made by you, Amanda. I will try. Thank you.
Margarida Velhinho Thank you! I hope you enjoy making this block! :)
Great fabrics and matching of colors!
Debra Kellerman Thank you! :)
Live this block. Great tutorial. Thanks.
Precioso trabajo, felicidades y gracias por compartir.Saludos.
Just came across this block. Love it, and will try it. Keep up the great job.
+Marie Sharon That's great! Best of luck with it!! :)
Hi Amanda I love watching you make your quilts you make everything look so easy I love all the different blocks and I will be having a go wish me look :) xx
+Wendy Grant Thank you! Wishing you the best of luck in making this block! :)
I'm a beginner, I want to learn how to quilt this....Your Quilt is pretty.
I really like watching you do this, but oh my god, the patience. I could never do this! I also liked your time lapse embroidery videos. So impressive. I should do something instead of watching youtube.
I love the fabrics you use! Looks amazing I'm going to try this in a smaller size!
beankurded Thanks so much! That sounds like a great idea! I would love to see a photo of it once you've finished it...!? :)
Great job! Love the diamond design.
TheKatyQ Thank you!! :)
Ohhhh I'm loving this! Definitely doing this,M thank you for the great tutorial!
Que bonito bloque y facil gracias por compartir
Amanda thank you so much for this tutorial, I love it pleasekeep your tutorials coming you are amazing and I really love watching you, when will you be doing another quilt along?
angieb43 You're more than welcome!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I haven't got another Quilt-Along planned at the moment but I'm hoping, maybe, to do a sampler type quilt-along later on in the year! x
Very clear instructions, I liked very much....
Joyce Kumar Thank you! :)
Joyce Kumar ii
New subscriber and really enjoying your work.
very nice. thanks for sharing
I have subsribed to your video's.I love watching you,Your a good teacher.Thank you.keep the video's coming.[sandy] from wisconsin
Thanks Amanda! :)
Thanks dear .....It is really wonderful......
Love your tutorials! Thank you.
Amanda I love the eassy way you teach .do you live in NSW.I'm in south coast nowra.I'd love to quilt along with you the easy triangle block .looks so easy when you do it .I love it when you tell about specials at spotlight .I go there.
Thanks for your fun videos.ameliax
Gracias esta hermoso este proyecto
I love this thank you.
I looked on your blog for the finished quilt but couldn't find it. If you finished it can you direct me? OH wait! I found it..how beautiful it is!
HI Amanda I'm new in quilt world and I really love your video tutorials! thank's for sharing
Do you starch fabrics, because they are so perfects!!
Thank you
Erica
I love it. I have piles of Charm Squares that this would be perfect for. Just got to get the white fabric. And of course finish the 3 other projects I have going before starting on this one. HAHA. P.S. That is a really pretty blouse you're wearing in this video.
pomomary Gosh, I know the feeling! I have so many projects on the go, plus about a thousand more running through my head that I really want to start! :D
Charm Squares would be perfect to make this block with! Great idea!
PS. The blouse is new. I'm still a little unsure about the print - it's a bit 'hippie' like but I love the colours, although it being slightly big for me around the shoulders! Thanks for your lovely compliment! x
Hi there, I absolutely adore this quilt and the tutorial is fantastic. Thank you for putting this on here. I am n a bit of a pickle. I love the idea of making this quilt top as a gift for my friend. But I wish to make a very small version for her to use on her babies pushchair. I have no idea what size to cut the triangles down to to begin with. Have you any suggestions as to what sizes to change the triangles to please? It would be about half the size of a cot quilt that I would need to end up with. Sorry to ask, but I keep coming up completely blank when I try to work it out. Thank you for any help you can give me with this.
+sharon anderson Thanks so much for your great question! To make a smaller version of this block, cut your squares out at 3" (instead of 5.5" shown in the tutorial), piece the squares together to make the HSTs, trimming each one down to 2.5" (opposed to 5" shown in the tutorial). Piece each HST together in the same way I demonstrate in the tutorial, resulting in a block measuring about 10"x10" (the block in the tutorial measures 18.5"x18.5"). From here, make as many blocks as you need until you have the right size quilt top you had planned.
I hope this helps you out a bit!! :)
+Amanda Rolfe Hi Amanda, I am so excited. I finished the baby quilt and it's so pretty. I am so grateful for your tutorial as it has resulted in something I am very proud of making. I have had no internet as the wind took my satellite dish down, so I didn't get to read your reply to my question until just now. I used 4.5" squares and it resulted in it being 4 of the final large squares in your tutorial. I am not sure how to upload a picture or if it is possible. I wish I could show you Amanda. Thank you and I am going to have a go at another of your patterns now as another friend wants a pram/pushchair quilt for her baby that she's expecting. Thanks again Amanda. X
thank you
Wonderful video. I have one question though. If you press all seams to dark side, aren't some of your seams going in the same direction? Will this be a problem with laying flat?
Luv, luv your tutorials. Can you show me how to make a design board or did you buy it? Happy New Year.
My design wall is nothing too fancy or elaborate! It's just simply some left over batting thumb-tacked to the wall!! Too easy! :)
Hi Amanda, you are so amazing, I love your tutorials, so easy to follow. I would love to make these blocks a 12 in finished what size would I need to make the HST ?
Thanks Kathy
Love this block!! Do you think it would work with 10" squares? I have a beautiful layer cake I want to make into something that doesn't involve cutting the fabrics up too much (they are all so beautiful). I could use a solid layer cake with it. I am a new quilter - do you think that would be too big?
I think 10" squares should work okay. You'll end up with a bigger block than what I did (obviously) but other than that, I think it'll be fine. :)
Let me know how you go!
fantástico 😉😙
+Renilda Jeronimo Thank you! :)
I want to make this as a companion quilt to the Quilt Along we have just completed. Could you give me the measurements of the final quilt and any tips on how much yardage to buy?
Thank you, Amanda!
Ann Witten Hi Ann! The quilt that I made with this block measured roughly around 48"x50". Regarding fabric, I'd say to get roughly 1 to 1.5 yards of white fabric and you can easily get good usage from a wide range of fat quarters for the contrasting parts. :)
What is the best way to square up the large finished block? Do you think this is a good way to use one's stash?
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What sewing machine are you using? I like the 1/4 inch foot.
+Allie Shepherd My sewing machine is a Brother Innovis200 Quilter's Edition. :)
How much material would you need to make the size you have on your tutorial? How many different patterns did you use?
You can easily make this block using a 5" charm pack. I think I used about 5 or 6 different prints paired with a white solid.
Do you ever press the rows to one side and the next row to opposite side so seams nest together. What is the advantage of opening the seams first?
Yes, that is how I press my seams most of the time - always pressing towards to the darker side if possible.
However, because this block has a lot of seams coming together in the seam allowances, pressing them open reduces bulky seams and helps to nest the HST points better together when sewing the rows together.
Hope this helps! x
Any idea what size HSTs to start with to make a 12” block?
Starting out with 4" squares, make into 3.5" HSTs. Piece these together to create a 12" block. :)
hi I like this block, I need a 9" block
Did you use charm squares? Or yardage?
+Lina Upshur To make this block I used yardage. :)
+Amanda Rolfe I love the blues and grays you use. Was hoping this was a charm pack collection.
How do you go about choosing your colors?
Nothing too complicated, I just pick and choose until they all look good together! 😊
PLEASE what size you cut SQUARES TO START.
Laura Martinez For this block, cut your squares at 5" :)
Gracias.
thank you
thank you