Learn to make Half Rectangle Triangles with THIS easy technique! by Robin Bogaert April 12, 2021 written by Robin Bogaert April 12, 2021 580 This week I’m appealing to quilters who want to try something new. If you feel like that’s you, then this week’s blog posts will be refreshing. This week, I’ll be working with Half Rectangle Triangles – an exciting technique! You heard it, not the Half Square Triangles we have all done before… this is a different technique using rectangles. HRTs, as they’re called, are slightly more challenging but very rewarding to learn and use. I promise you, the results are worth it. I’ll show you how to easily piece HRTs and sew them to make a modern-looking table runner to spruce up your spring décor. To assist in this process, I’ll be using UNIQUE sewing Fast Fade Fabric Markers, Gütermann Thread (50wt for piecing and 12wt cotton for quilting), SCHMETZ Quilting Needles, Fairfield Quilter’s 80/20 Batting, Odif 505 Temporary Quilt Basting Adhesive Fabric Spray, my Omnigrid rulers, an Olfa Rotary Cutter, a Komfort KUT Rotary Cutting Mat, and Fabric Creations cotton fabric. Modern Half Rectangle Triangle Table Runner Let’s get started… materials fabric 3 fat quarters of light, medium, dark in one colorway and 3 fat quarters of light, medium, dark in a second colorway 1 fat quarter for background 2 fat quarters, or 15″ x 35″ piece of fabric, for backing quilt batting thread thread (50wt for piecing and 12wt cotton for quilting) other water soluble or air erasable pens for sewing quilting needles (size 75 for piecing and size 90 for quilting recommended) quilting ruler for squaring (4″ x 8″ used) rotating and self-healing cutting mat (makes it easy for squaring) quilt basting spray or basting pins (spray is easiest) rotary cutter freezer paper or copy paper (freezer paper works best) scissors pins ¼” sewing machine presser foot (very important) sewing machine Materials needed for Half Rectangle Triangle Table Runner Fabric used from Fabric Creations for the table runner…so pretty! Cutting Iron all your chosen fabrics. Cut 4 – 3½” x 5″ rectangles from each of the 6 colored fabrics. If using 2 lights, 2 mediums and 2 dark colors, there should be 24 colored rectangles (lt. blue, med. blue, dk blue, lt. red, med. red and dk. red). Cut 24 background rectangles 3½” x 5″ (white as shown). Sew together 2 fat quarters for the backing, or use a 15″ x 35″ piece of fabric. Cut 15″ x 35″ of batting. Cut accurately, 3 to 4 pieces of freezer paper (recommended) or printer paper – 2½” x 4½”. Fabric is cut and ready for marking and sewing These awesome sewing notions will make cutting and sewing Half Rectangle Triangle units a breeze. I encourage quilters and sewists to follow along with me this week as I show you how to use UNIQUE sewing Fast Fade Fabric Markers, Gütermann Thread, SCHMETZ Quilting Needles, Fairfield Quilter’s 80/20 Batting, Odif 505 Temporary Quilt Basting Adhesive Fabric Spray, Omnigrid rulers, Olfa Rotary Cutter, Komfort KUT Rotary Cutting Mat, and Fabric Creations cotton fabric to complete a really pretty table runner. Join me tomorrow, and let the sewing begin! This is part 1 of 5 in this series Go to part 2: 6 easy steps for making perfect Half Rectangle Triangles Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs359battingfabricsFairfieldfree patternsneedlesnotionsOdif 505OLFAOmnigridquilt blocksschmetzscissorstable runnersthreadstutorialsunique FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Robin Bogaert Robin Bogaert is a long arm quilter, creator and blogger at quiltingintheloft.com and has many years of quilting experience. Robin was the past owner of a quilt shop in Windsor, Ontario and now resides in Waterloo. Robin's roots in quilting are traditional, however she appreciates modern quilt design as well and considers the focus of work to be designing, teaching, trunk shows, free motion quilting, ruler work and thread painting. In addition to her passion for sharing all things quilting, Robin is busy with pattern design and sells her patterns on her website and with Craftsy.com. Robin was featured in the Summer 2016 and 2017 (Canada 150th) edition of Quilters’ Connection Magazine and is a new guest contributor at QUILTsocial.com. previous post Spectrum QAL 2020 Block 13: Blue Stitch Collection by Riley Blake Designs next post 6 easy steps for making perfect Half Rectangle Triangles YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... DIY quilted Christmas ornaments with Bosal Foam Stabilizer Gütermann Metallic Threads add beauty to your quilting... Add Festive Sparkle to your quilts with Gütermann... 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