Now take this a step further and check out Beth Helfter of EvaPaige Quilt Designs Accordion Method of sewing half square triangles using these rulers. If you make more than three half square triangles a year, then check this notion out! These slotted trimmers are brilliant - just line up your stitching along the line for the measurement of your HSTs, trim once while it's still a triangle, and get all four sides at once! No more readjusting of the ruler! No more looking for the corner you need to line up the ruler with over and over! And NO MORE DOGEARS - because this trims those off too!Įva Paiges Accordion Method -Make Half Square Triangles using different fabrics To be used with a rotary cutter: use at your own risk. Please take extra precautions when handling. Please note: although these trimmers are manufactured by the same company as some large, well-known ruler companies, they are a little more delicate because of the slots close to the corners. Other uses include: square-up hour glass blocks, strip piecing of half-square triangles, strip-tube method of block construction and fussy cutting. The unique edge slots allow for trimming of the dog ears at the same time. Align the seam of an unpressed hst with dashed lines and with easy strokes, trim all four sides.
This A2 size will trim up to 6 slotted sizes: 5 1/2" to 10 1/2" (Ten 1/2" sizes). New A2 Slotted Trimmers allowing trimming for larger blocks than the original slotted trimmers ruler