4 ways to use leftover half-square triangles by Jean Boyd July 29, 2015 written by Jean Boyd July 29, 2015 1.6K Yesterday it was interesting to see how to use the Bloc-Loc ruler to square-up the Flying Geese blocks and the half-square triangles. Today we’ll explore 4 ways to use the leftover half-square triangles that were created after trimming the Flying Geese blocks. The triangle units will be relatively small, so they are perfect for small items such as table toppers, table runners and wall quilts. Here are just a few design ideas that I discovered for my 3″ half-square triangles. Half-Square Triangle Star Block Pinwheel Block Friendship Star Block Simple Half-Square Triangle Block These 4 ways to use the leftover half-square triangles are only but a few of the several creative combinations. You’ll find many other combinations are possible. Join me tomorrow to see how I used half-square triangles to make the stunning Friendship Star block. Print this page or save as a PDF flying geesehalf square trianglespinwheeltable runnertable topperwall quilt FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Jean Boyd Jean has been designing and publishing patterns since 1997. For the past several years she has been designing patterns for new fabric collections by Northcott Fabrics. Her work has been published in several magazines in both Canada and the United States. Jean holds a Fiber Arts Certificate in quilting and has taught extensively throughout Canada, including six national Quilt Canada conferences. She was named "Canadian Teacher of the Year" in 2003 by the Canadian Quilters Association and has won numerous awards for her quilts. previous post 50 ways to keep a quilter happy while on vacation 30, 29, 28, 27 next post Friendship Star quilt block YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... 8 Insider Tips for Mastering Guided Pictograms |... Stitch regulation on the PFAFF powerquilter 1600 Don’t miss it! Courtepointe Québec celebrates its quilting... Finishing a quilt block to size: Here’s what... Half filled bobbins and spools: what are they... Twin needles: the smart way to store them The hardest part about making a memory quilt:... How sock hangers ‘work’ in your quilting space Don’t throw away those leftover fabric binding strips 4 comments Barbara Woods February 19, 2017 - 11:21 am GreT blocks Reply Michele T April 12, 2016 - 8:13 pm Great ideas… I’m going to dig out some of my orphan blocks and make something with them… Not yet decided what to make first!! Reply Jean Boyd April 12, 2016 - 8:35 pm Good for you. Have fun! Reply Another Project | Invisible Girl September 29, 2015 - 9:32 pm […] fabric added to my scraps pile [not really] so I hope I can come up with a project for these soon. Jean over at QuiltSocial has some good ideas. If you have any ideas feel free to share them! Hopefully this can be a project I can work on for […] Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.