Potholder #2 - HST -

 

 

As promised - 

 

Here's how to use the LEFT-EZE Rule™ - 

 

To cut HST - Half-Square Triangles - 

Line up your strip on your cutting mat -  

And trim the edge like I showed you before - HERE -

And - starting at the RIGHT end of the strip - 

Line up the RIGHT edge of the ruler with the RIGHT cut edge - 

With the BLACK triangle at the TOP of the strip - 

The bottom of the strip will line up with the marking - 

That corresponds to the WIDTH of the strip - 

That's the ONLY SIZE you need to know - LOL -

 

 

Cut UP the LEFT side of the ruler - 

To cut a second one - 

 

Rotate the ruler - 

 

To put the BLACK triangle at the BOTTOM of the strip - 

 

Cut UP the LEFT side of the ruler - 

 

There are NO BACK-HANDED CUTS!! - 

 

BOTH cuts are from BOTTOM to TOP - 

 

Along the LEFT-SIDE of the ruler -  

 

I have a tendency to OVER-compensate - 

 

When I make the SECOND/VERTICAL/STRAIGHT cut - 

 

And usually cut them a smidge too big - 

So I turn the SECOND/VERTICAL/STRAIGHT cut ones around -

 

And measure them again with the ruler - 

 

Sure enough - 

 

It's a smidge too big - 

 

So I trim it now -

 

Rather than later - 

 

Take them both to the sewing machine - 

 

Turn them over - 

 

And sew them from the FLAT end - 

 

Take them to the ironing board - 

 

Press them open to the DARK side - 

 

And clip ONE DOG-EAR -

 

The SECOND DOG-EAR has already been cut off - 

 

It would have been the tiny piece UNDER the BLACK triangle - LOL - 

 

Measure them -

 

And they both measure 2" square - 

 

Which is the same size as the strip we started with - 

This unit will match the 2" squares we cut yesterday - 

 

And play nicely with anything else we want to cut from a 2" strip -

 

Tomorrow I'll play with making Potholder #2 - 

 

And by the way - 

 

I took another photo to see if I could get rid of the "shadow" - 

 

And I did - 

By holding down both ends of the ruler - LOL - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -