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Passing the Days: Day 18

4/3/2020

 
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Today I have a trick up my sleeve.  It's the Card Tricks block to celebrate my Day 18.
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This one was much easier than yesterday, triangles do not scare me any more.
I will say that starch is still my friend though.  That and my little glue stick have made a huge difference in working with these triangles.  Another tip.  I always start with my needle in the down position and snug the pieces I am sewing right up to the needle before I ever start sewing.  If possible I start with the tip of the triangle, sewing slowly so as not to move anyting as I start the seam.  I cannot use the quick Hourglass method here because I need the two units to be identical.  That means I will be sewing with triangles throughout.
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Today I am playing with Split Quarter-square Triangles.  As you can see the two smaller triangles together are a bit larger than the large one.  No worries there though...
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I will use the large triangle as my sewing guide just making sure the the top points (on the left side) are lined up nicely.
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You could trim that edge so both are nice and straight at this point as well.
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When finished they trimmed nicely to 2 1/2" x 2 1/2".
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When I added these to the Half-square Triangle I had already made I can see the pattern starting to take shape.
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When the second set of Split Quarter-square Triangles are made they get added as well.  all that is left is the Hourglass unit in the middle.   
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It seemed a shame to waste the extra small squares leftover from the previous units so I decided I would make my Hourglass using them.  Again, starch is your friend.  I still recommend a scant 1/4" seam here as I had very little extra for trimming this when all was said and done. ​
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Matching up the seams for the final step...
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Clich here for a pdf version of the pattern.

I hope you are having fun trying triangles with me.  Have a blessed day and...
Happy Quilting!
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Judy Celik
4/4/2020 11:16:39 am

Thank you for the blocks. Only time will tell us where this will end.

I do like the PDF blocks.


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