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The Split Quarter
Square Triangle
The Split Quarter Square
Triangle is another great building block with lots of possibilities.
It is very easy to make, yet it can make a quilt look like it was
was difficult to make.
To make this block, you start
by beginning the process to make a
Quarter Square Triangle.
Follow step one- putting two
pieces of fabric together (usually a dark and a light), drawing a
diagonal line from corner to corner, sewing on both sides of it, and
then cutting down the line.
You now have two half
triangles. Instead of sewing them together again to make the
hourglass quarter square triangle, you are going to do the same
sewing technique, but you are going to use a plain square of fabric
on the back
(black in the above picture).
After you sew and cut,
you will have a Quarter Square Triangle that is solid on one side,
and split on the other side, as pictured at the top of the page.
If you've learned your math, it
should be easy for you to figure out the size to cut the plain
square.
Let's use our 6-inch squares.
Do the first step, and then open your
Half Square Triangle
block. It should measure 5 5/8 inches. (Remember, you
lose 3/8 of an inch in the seam)
So this is the size you cut
your Square of fabric
that you are going to sew to the Half Square Triangle to make the
Quarter Square Triangle.
That's all there is to it.
Above you can see it used as part of a star block, and below, it is
arranged for a pinwheel design.
 
 
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