Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Learn how to sew simple half square triangles in any size you need, AND see a bunch of ways you can use them in quilt blocks or even for entire quilts!

The blog post with the printable graphics and photos of the layouts is here: pincutsewstudio.com/blog/how-to-sew-half-square-triangles-and-ways-to-arrange-them

The improv house tutorial is here: youtu.be/aI3CIKnk9dQ

And the wonky tree tutorial is here: youtu.be/CA5rKjmPxXw

1/4" seam tape: amzn.to/41J8cZY

Also find me:
On my website: pincutsewstudio.com
On Etsy: etsy.com/shop/PinCutSewStudio
On Instagram: instagram.com/pincutsew
And on Pinterest: pinterest.com/pincutsewstudio

Happy Sewing!
Love, Nikki

FYI: One of the above links is an affiliate link, so while I'm not paid to promote those items, I do earn a small commission when you purchase through them (and I sure appreciate it! :)

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
2:45 Making the HST
9:50 Trimming
11:54 Ideas for using HSTs
14:34 Outro