Moonlight Quilters Guild

Method:

Fabric cutting/amounts:

Sew together:

For using a Jelly Roll or 2½” strips

And 2 inch finished “THANGLES”

BACKGround (aka “bkgd”)

1)12 strips @ 2½”. x 21

2)Also cut 24 2½” squares

Background:

1)Sew together lengthwise

2 bkgd 2½” x 21 in. strips.

2)Make 6 of these sets

3)Cut 48 double sq. units 2 ½” x 4 ½” ( 6 extra)

For “THANGLES”

Half SquareTriangles (aka “HSTs”)

6 sheets of 2 inch finished “Thangles”

Bkgd: 6 2½”x10½” strips

Mediums: 3 - 2½ x10½” strips

Darks: 3 - 2½”x10½” strips

Sew and cut:

1) 3 bkgd with 3 medium fabric strips = 18- 2½” HSTs.(2 extra)

2) 3 bkgd with 3 dark fabric strips = 18- 2½” HSTs.(2 extra)

3) Cut into 18-21/2" HSTs. (2 extra)

For using 2½”strips

And 3½” inch squares:

Background (aka “bkgd”)

1)12 strips @ 2½” x 21 2)Also cut 24 2½” squares 3) Cut 16 3 1/2" squares

Mediums: 28 2 1/2"squares
Darks: 28 2 1/2" squares

Background:

1)Sew together lengthwise 2 bkgd 2½” x 21 in. strips.

2)Make 6 of these sets

3)Cut into 48 double sq. units 2 ½” x 4 ½” (6 extra)

Half Square Triangles

(aka “HST”)

Background: 16 3½”squares

Mediums: 8 3 1/2" squares

Darks: 8 3 1/2" squares

Make 8 HSTs from 3½” of bkgd. & mediums & 8 HSTs bkgd. & darks:

1) Draw diagonal line on bkgd.

2)Sew ¼” from each side of mark.

3) Cut apart and trim each to 2½”
HSTs = 16 med. & 16 dark squares.

Pre-cut squares of

2½”and 3½” squares

Background:

1) 108 2½”squares
2) 16 3 1/2" squares
Mediums: 28 2 1/2" squares
Darks: 28 2 1/2" squares

1) Sew a mix of 2½” pairs together
= 42 double square units

2) follow instructions above to make:
HSTs = 16 med. & 16 dark squares.

3) Cut into 48 double sq. units 2 ½” x 4 ½” ( 6 extra)

Half Square Triangles
(aka "HST")

Background: 16 3 1/2" squares
Mediums: 8 3 1/2" squares
Darks: 8 3 1/2" squares

Make 8 HSTs from 3 1/2" of bkgd. & mediums & 8 HSTs from Bkgd. & darks:

1)Draw diagonal line on bkgd.
2)Sew 1/4" from each side of mark
3) Cut apart and trim each to 2 1/2"

HSTs=16 med. & 16 dark squares