Most of the HST that I received were fine. A few - maybe 3-4 out of 420 - were too small. Unfortunately, these were some of my favorites!
I fused these to Steam A Seam Lite, trimmed them to 2" square, fused these in a tossed way to two of the opposite corners, and machine stitched them down with a blanket stitch.
btw - I had a few HSTs left over and sent them off today to Gina.
Best to all
Peggiew

Hmmm, I don't know why but I didn't even think about checking size and if they were square. I did fine while I was sewing them that I had to "fudge" for some that were cut short; but, overall, I didn't have any problems. I haven't done anything with the batik HSTs yet.

Hi Kath,
I checked every one and squared them. 80% of them were square. Since I am determined to be accurate with this project, I used the 45* line on my ruler to square them and I drew a line on the back where the 1/4 inch stitch line should be for the ones that were a slight bit too small. I could still use them without having them throw off a line of squares.
Ginochka
PA Ricky and Alex HST's were exactly 2 1/2 " square, I didn't get one from Edyta.

Hey, I'm finally getting around to getting the papers off the HST's. They are pressed and paperless now! I'm starting to trim off the bunny ears. Has everyone been squaring them up and making sure they all are the "right size"? Or are you cutting off bunny ears and trusting the size? It's a lot of HST's to trim!
Kathy

Yeah just gotta be patient and I'll get something worked out. But thanks for the kind thots.

Patti

hey patti - good for you but presentable is objective - always depends on who is looking and what is most important
and if it really bothers you: next time you have a visitor / delivery boy / neighbor looking in - ask them if they have a moment to give you a hand - most of us love to be helpful - i've found that a grateful smile and a heartfelt thank you goes a long way to making us feel good about helping AND about being helped.

Patti, I'm really glad to hear that you are getting more mobile, and wish I lived close enough to put up a design wall for you!

Debbie, I blew them off the wall right before I had to leave for work and I thought about waiting for daylight
when I got home at night to pick them up so I could take a funny picture but I knew I wouldn't have time so I
picked them up at that night. Margo at my most disableness times, I have been tempted to get one of those grabbers.
Shoot I'm getting more and more mobile that I even climbed a ladder to put up that blanket - not well and not
straight but I was happy to be able to muttle thru it. Too bad that ugly thing is at a point of focus for the rest of
the condo and not very persentable. I want the use of a design wall more than asthetics, so I'll grin and bear it
and find a fix at a later time.

loise98 wrote:

Yeah!! Like this one!!! http://www.oversizesolutions.com/48_inch_Reaching_Tool_p/206.htm

Hi Pattisure, I want to come help pick up your scattered HST's. You need a gizmo like that pin magnet they are showing on the Daily Blogg only one that picks up fabric squares. Lois Bruno.

PattiSure wrote:

Patti...I think we need to see a picture of that new 'design' floor . And was the 'design' actually worth keeping???

PattiSure wrote:

OOPS!! :shock:

Thanks Peggie, this quilt is going to take 920 squares but I made them b4 the exchange squares came.
Guess what happened yesterday after I took that picture. I had thrown that thermal blanket up on the
only wall that was accessible to me in my studio but that wall is next to the bathroom where I
wheel my wheelchair up to the sink cupboard to blow dry my hair. Guess what I got - a design
floor after blowing the HSTs off the blanket!

Patti

Hi Pattisure
I love your quilt! Wow what a lot of work! Do you need some extra HST? I have some left over and would love to send them to you! Also, I also have some left over HST that are fused to Steam a Seam, left over from my border. I would love to send them on to someone who would like them!
Send me a note and let me know
Best to all
Peggie