Setting Triangles

11 years ago

Help please....
I'm making a square lap quilt called Drift Away in the "Quilt It", Sept/Oct 2014. I've not done much with setting triangles and I want to know if this instruction seems correct to the more experienced quilters... per the instructions: "Cut a 12 1/8" square; cut diagonally in half twice for large setting triangles." So except for the corner setting triangles which are HST, per the directions all of the setting triangles are quarter square triangles (QST)Ã¯Â¿Â½s ...for you more experienced quilters...does that make sense?
I keep looking at the directions and thinking I should only cut the 12 1/8" square once diagonally, but then that would be a HST.
Perhaps the picture explains it better...I've put in arrows on 3 of the large setting triangles that are from the 12 1/8" square.
hope this make sense to someone ...cause I'm a tad confused at the moment...
thanks ya'll ,
V.

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K8Orlando
11 years ago
Pretty quilt and beautiful quilting on it! I need to practice swirly circles more.

I think the directions do make sense. If you cut a square diagonally once, then move your ruler and cut it diagonally from the other two points, you'll get 4 of these triangle pieces. Draw it on paper and you'll see it.
toolgranny
11 years ago
And, these instructions give you straight of grain on the outside edge which is important. If you used a HST on the setting triangles, the edge would be a bias.

Myself, I cut the square larger than called for so I can trim it a bit if not even. But, Sue is right. Sketch it on a graph paper and you can easily tell if the measurements are right.
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jennifer_in_va
11 years ago
Yup, I concur. It makes sense. The long edge of each triangle will be 12 1/8" before sewing.

You could cut a smaller square in half, but the long/outside edge would be bias which wouldn't be so good on the outside edge of the quilt.

Good luck. It's a pretty quilt.
msmeow
11 years ago
This page from Bonnie Hunter's blog explains the setting and corner triangles really well. She also gives the formula for calculating the size of the 2 types of triangles.

Donna

Here is a link that might be useful: On point settings
geezerfolks_SharonG_FL
11 years ago
Thanks for posting that site, Donna. I went to do it and my mind went blank.....couldn't remember where it was. But, I did remember that there was one. lol

SharonG/FL
msmeow
11 years ago
LOL Sharon! Bonnie has lots of helpful tips and tricks on her blog. I refer to it a lot.

Donna
littlehelen_gw
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you all...yup, it makes sense to me now that a HST would have the bias. Bonnie Hunter keeps popping up everywhere... Thank u Sharon

I knew y'all would help me see the quilting lights!
Thank you

Bravely cutting away.....
V.
littlehelen_gw
Original Author
11 years ago
Guess what... I'm shocked... Quilters are the best!

What everyone said here made sense to me and I was ready to proceed tonite with cutting after trying a paper sample as suggested however; I also sent an email to the designer, Melissa Corry, at about the same time I posted to the GW web. I honestly did not expect to hear from her, but she responded this afternoon... I was correct, the magazine, which went out of business after that publication, had the wrong information on the diagonal cuts for the setting triangles.
I guess we know why the magazine is out of business.... OMG I feel like a real quilter now -
V.