HS Triangles

It's a rainy day here.  A great day to start a new project.  After a couple of long days teaching this weekend I had my evenings to sit and design.  My new project has a number of half square triangles in it.  Below are some pictures of the method I decided to use to make them today.

I chose my two fabrics, cut them into 8" squares and drew an X on the lighter fabric diagonally twice.  These will become cutting lines but first I need to sew 1/4" on either side of both lines.

Here are the drawn lines and my sewing lines.  As you can tell I have not perfected my picture taking ability.

I will now cut the block through the center of the diagonal lines both ways and then cut apart on the solid diagonal lines.  This will produce 8 HS triangles.  They may or may not need to be trimmed to size.

I was making 3 1/2" unfinished triangles so I cut my squares at 8 inches to get the size I needed. 6" squares will produce 2 1/2" unfinished squares, 7" squares = 3" unfinished,  and so on.....

Friends from college are coming over to watch the basketball finals, Michigan U vs Louisville tonight.  As you can imagine the city of Ann Arbor is pretty excited.  I think I'll make a quick and easy dessert to have on hand.  

Cherry Dump Cake

Spread two cans of cherry pie filling into a 9x13 pan.  Sprinkle a yellow cake mix on top of the cherries.  Drizzle 2 sticks of butter over cake mix and sprinkle chopped nuts on the top.  Bake at 350 for an hour.

May your day be filled with laughter and love,

Dee