LHQ - Orca Bay - Part 3 - For Lefties

EDIT UPDATE -

Since posting this post -
I designed a LEFT-HANDED ruler to cut HST and QST -
LEFT-HANDED!! -
No more Flippin' rulers!! -
I call it a LEFT-EZE™ Rule -
Check it out on my other blog - HERE - ;))

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LHQ - Orca Bay - Part 3 - For Lefties

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Note - these instructions are written in LEFTISH.
If you are right-handed - just reverse the directions.
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Bonnie Hunter - Quiltville - posted Clue #3 this morning -

YAY!!

We’re back to the blacks and neutrals -

And making Half-Square Triangle units that finish at 1-1/2”

She uses the Easy Angle Ruler -

And 2” strips -

BUT -

Her photos are RIGHT-HANDED -

So -

I’m posting some for LEFT-HANDED QUILTERS -

TIHIDI - This Is How I Do It -

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FIRST CUT -

Layer your 2” strips - right sides together - neutral on top - 
(I used some blue strips for this test - 'cuz they were handy - ;))

And then starting at the RIGHT end of the strip -

Turn the ruler so that “Easy Angle” is reading from BOTTOM to TOP -

Line up the RIGHT side of the ruler with the RIGHT edge of the strip -

And position it so that the 2” mark is on the BOTTOM edge of your strip -

Then cut along the LEFT side of the ruler

SECOND CUT -

Turn the ruler so that “Easy Angle” is reading from TOP to BOTTOM -

Line up the RIGHT side of the ruler with the RIGHT edge of the strip -

And position it so that the 2” mark is on the TOP edge of your strip

Then cut along the LEFT side of the ruler -

Continue across the width of the strip

Sew the diagonal seam -

Press toward the black triangle -

The sewn unit should measure 2" square -
It will finish at 1-1/2"

Does that make sense?

Hope so.

Please be sure to try a test block or two before you cut ALL 350 pairs!!

You want to make sure the cuts are right

And that the unit comes out to the right size.

And that I didn't screw up somehow. ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -