Patchwork Essentials: The Half-Square Triangle

Publication Info.

The Half Square Triangle (HST) is a quilt-making staple! At once both a simple block yet one that yields complex results, this workhorse is the star of the show in Jeni Baker’s first book. A series of 12 patterns start with a beginner friendly fast and easy design and progresses to more and more challenging designs.

The HST is a workhorse block unit that can be used to make beautiful, timeless quilts. This book shows you the multiple methods for making them (from the slow to the speedy) and combines HSTs with other pieced blocks that complement the triangle blocks.

Organised into four main easy to read and well illustrated sections: patterns that feature Colour, Scale, Patchwork Play and, finally culminating with a chapter on Half-Square Triangles only. This final chapter features an inspirational index of over 12’’ 60 HST block designs and encourages the reader to design their own quilts using a single block or combining a few.

- HSTs are one of the most-loved basic quilt making blocks
- 12 quilts from the beginner-friendly to the complex and an index of 60 mix and match blocks
- From popular lecturer, pattern designer and fabric designer, Jeni Baker

Table of Contents

Introduction
Techniques
- Traditional Construction Method
- 4-at-a-time Construction Method
- 8-at- a-time Construction Method
- Trimming
Chapter 1: Colour
- The affects of colour and fabric choices
- Colour basics
- Fabric placement quilt pattern
- Warm/cool value quilt pattern
- Black/white + colour quilt pattern
Chapter 2: Size Matters
- The affects of scale
- Super sized quilt pattern
- Two different sized HSTs quilt pattern
- Three different sized HSTs quilt pattern
Chapter 3: Patchwork Play
- Incorporating other elements into a HSTs - String HST quilt
- Patchwork HST quilt
- Scrappy QST quilt
Chapter 4: Half-Square Triangles Only
- Index of different 60 HST blocks
- Single block quilt pattern
- Quarter block quilt pattern
- 32 block sampler quilt pattern
Chapter 5: Tools & Quilting Basics
- Tools specific to HSTs
- General quilting tools
- Basic quilting techniques
Resources & Acknowledgements

Pages: 128
Illustrations: 170
Dimensions: 203 x 254 mm
Format: Paperback/Softback - lovely quality finish.
ISBN: 978-1940655161

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