{"id":20588,"date":"2013-10-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=20588"},"modified":"2016-11-17T12:27:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T19:27:00","slug":"scrapitude-triangles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/scrapitude-triangles\/","title":{"rendered":"Scrapitude Triangles"},"content":{"rendered":"

The newest clue for the Scrapitude mystery quilt<\/a> has to do with triangles. The idea is to cut 5.25″ squares into quarter square triangles before sewing.<\/p>\n

I didn’t, yet, do all the cutting as instructed in the first clue<\/a>, partially because I wanted to see if I could find a better way, more preferred way to cut. I also didn’t want to delve into my stash completely yet. I still wanted to try and use as many scraps from my scrap bin as possible. Some of the drawers are getting pretty full.<\/p>\n

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EZ Companion Angle Ruler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In order to cut from my scrap bin, I had to be able to cut from smaller scraps. I don’t have a lot of 5.25″ scraps laying around. It occurred to me, as I was thinking through this process, that I had a ruler that would make cutting the quarter square triangles a bit easier. I found the EZ Triangle Companion Ruler<\/a> (I think I bought this for the Easy Street Mystery quilt) and the Fons & Porter Half & Quarter Triangle Rulers<\/a>. Neither had been opened (ooops!), so I examined them and, for no particular reason, chose the Fons & Porter to try first.<\/p>\n

I cut one 5.25″ square the way Charlotte suggested so I had a sample. I used that to determine the size I needed to to cut using the HST\/QST ruler. The directions on the Fons & Porter ruler tell you to cut a strip size of 2.5″ to get the size QSTs I needed. This cut off the tip of the triangle at the top (see that tiny black triangle at the tip of the ruler in the photo below?). I wasn’t sure why I would want to cut off the tip since it didn’t create the bunny ears. This made me wonder if that ruler would work. I didn’t want a hole at the point where those triangles intersected with other piecing.\u00a0 Nobody was around to answer on Twitter, so I cut the strips 2.75″ and used that dimension as a guide for cutting additional triangles.<\/p>\n

“Strips” is a bit of an exaggeration as I was using scraps. I tried to find scraps that were at least 2.75″ wide.<\/p>\n

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Fons & Porter Half\/Quarter Square Triangle Ruler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Using this ruler took a lot longer than cutting already cut 5.25″ squares into quarters would, but I was able to use a nice variety of fabrics and I was able to clear out my scrap bin a little more.<\/p>\n

I found that I had to have a nice straight cut line on which to line the correct cutting line.<\/p>\n

One confusing thing, which I have found with other rulers, is where to put the fabric under the ruler. Some of the lines, including the one I needed to use, were quite thick. Do I line the ruler on top of the fabric with the bottom of the thick line even with the cut line? Or something else?<\/p>\n

I just decided to be consistent. I can always trim.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t done the triangle step of Scrapitude, I hope you’ll try using one of these rulers to vary your fabric selection.<\/p>\n

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