The Magic Eight Method of Making HSTS
Mardi Gras Magic Mystery Quilt HSTs: In this clue, you are sewing ahead a little bit. You will need (80)
3-1/2″ square HSTs by the end of this project, so you might as well make them now. Here is a detailed tutorial on how to make HSTs using the Magic Eight method.
This method works well when you need to make a lot of identically colored HST blocks. Make a test block first. (My personal preference is to cut the squares slightly too large so that I can square up the HST blocks later on. If you are sure of your 1/4″ seam, you can use 7-3/4″ blocks. )
If you don’t like the Magic Eight method, cut your 8″ squares into (4) 4″ squares (or (4) 3-7/8″ squares) so you can use the Traditional method. Here is a detailed tutorial on how to make HSTs using the Traditional method.
Assemble:
- (10) 8″ × 8″ Background Squares
- (5) 8″ × 8″ Jester Squares
- (5) 8″ × 8″ Fleur-de-lis Squares
Using your preferred method of making 40 HST blocks from each set of colors, create, press and square up to 3-1/2″:
(40) Background and Fleur-de-lis HSTs
and
(40) Background and Jester HSTs
- Introduction
- Clue One (9AM EST)
- Clue Two and Three (10AM EST)
- Clue Four (12PM EST) (short clue)
- Clue Five (1PM EST)
- Clue Six (2PM EST)
- Clue Seven (3PM EST)
- Clue Eight (4PM EST) (short clue)
- Clue Nine (5PM EST)
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