Patchwork

I think the previous patchwork I had done was mainly made up of half square triangles (HST). These are magic!!

Take 2 x 7″ squares and place them right sides together. Sew along the red lines, and then cut along the black lines, and you end up with 8 HSTs to put together in various different ways. I was really impressed with this. These are both mainly HSTs.

The next method is paper piecing. You still have a paper template, but you sew a rectangle on at a time, covering the next numbered shape each time, and ironing each time too. It seems a little wasteful on fabric, and is much more time consuming, but can be even more effective!

Still enjoying the HSTs I made another of those though. This is a rarely finished off cushion!! I enjoy the patchwork element, but not finishing off into a cushion!!